diff --git a/configs/dbsep.conf.sample b/configs/dbsep.conf.sample
index 00d187d14..9e0dd04e0 100644
--- a/configs/dbsep.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/dbsep.conf.sample
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #
 
 # The Data Source Name, as specified by the Perl DBI module.
+# Typically, this will be along the lines of 'DBI:mysql:astdbname[:dbhostname]' or 'DBI:Pg:dbname=astdbname;hostname=dbhostname'
 dsn=somedsn
 
 # Connected database user
diff --git a/contrib/scripts/dbsep.cgi b/contrib/scripts/dbsep.cgi
index 8010b21c3..834067331 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/dbsep.cgi
+++ b/contrib/scripts/dbsep.cgi
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ while (<CFG>) {
 	chomp;
 	next if (m/^[#;]/);
 	next if (m/^\s*$/);
-	my ($name,$value) = split '=';
-	$cfg{lc($name)} = $value;
+	my ($name,@value) = split '=';
+	$cfg{lc($name)} = join('=', @value);
 }
 close CFG;