diff --git a/lib/plugins/listAll.js b/lib/plugins/listAll.js
index 6863030ca..d7ce5f3c5 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/listAll.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/listAll.js
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ var DEFAULT_PLUGINS = require('../constants/defaultPlugins');
     @return {OrderedMap<Plugin>}
 */
 function listAll(plugins) {
+    if (is.string(plugins)) {
+        plugins = Immutable.List(plugins.split(','));
+    }
+
     // Convert to an ordered map
     plugins = plugins.map(function(plugin) {
         if (is.string(plugin)) {