diff --git a/pymemuc/_manage.py b/pymemuc/_manage.py
index 96b3550..a76922b 100644
--- a/pymemuc/_manage.py
+++ b/pymemuc/_manage.py
@@ -370,10 +370,11 @@ def set_configuration_vm(
     :return: True if the vm configuration was set successfully
     :rtype: Literal[True]
     """
+    config_values = config_value.split()
     if vm_index is not None:
-        status, output = self.memuc_run(["-i", str(vm_index), "setconfigex", config_key, config_value])
+        status, output = self.memuc_run(["-i", str(vm_index), "setconfigex", config_key, *config_values])
     elif vm_name is not None:
-        status, output = self.memuc_run(["-n", vm_name, "setconfigex", config_key, config_value])
+        status, output = self.memuc_run(["-n", vm_name, "setconfigex", config_key, *config_values])
     else:
         msg = "Please specify either a vm index or a vm name"
         raise PyMemucIndexError(msg)