diff --git a/pkg/apis/options/logging.go b/pkg/apis/options/logging.go
index b46a0a05..d7407678 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/options/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/options/logging.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Logging struct {
 	RequestFormat   string         `flag:"request-logging-format" cfg:"request_logging_format"`
 	StandardEnabled bool           `flag:"standard-logging" cfg:"standard_logging"`
 	StandardFormat  string         `flag:"standard-logging-format" cfg:"standard_logging_format"`
-	ExcludePaths    string         `flag:"exclude-logging-paths" cfg:"exclude_logging_paths"`
+	ExcludePaths    []string       `flag:"exclude-logging-path" cfg:"exclude_logging_paths"`
 	LocalTime       bool           `flag:"logging-local-time" cfg:"logging_local_time"`
 	SilencePing     bool           `flag:"silence-ping-logging" cfg:"silence_ping_logging"`
 	File            LogFileOptions `cfg:",squash"`
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func loggingFlagSet() *pflag.FlagSet {
 	flagSet.Bool("request-logging", true, "Log HTTP requests")
 	flagSet.String("request-logging-format", logger.DefaultRequestLoggingFormat, "Template for HTTP request log lines")
 
-	flagSet.String("exclude-logging-paths", "", "Exclude logging requests to paths (eg: '/path1,/path2,/path3')")
+	flagSet.StringSlice("exclude-logging-path", []string{}, "Exclude logging requests to paths (eg: '/path1,/path2,/path3')")
 	flagSet.Bool("logging-local-time", true, "If the time in log files and backup filenames are local or UTC time")
 	flagSet.Bool("silence-ping-logging", false, "Disable logging of requests to ping endpoint")
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func loggingFlagSet() *pflag.FlagSet {
 // loggingDefaults creates a Logging structure, populating each field with its default value
 func loggingDefaults() Logging {
 	return Logging{
+		ExcludePaths:    nil,
 		LocalTime:       true,
 		SilencePing:     false,
 		AuthEnabled:     true,
diff --git a/pkg/validation/logging.go b/pkg/validation/logging.go
index e72b669f..1c8ab2a3 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/logging.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pkg/apis/options"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pkg/logger"
@@ -49,12 +48,10 @@ func configureLogger(o options.Logging, pingPath string, msgs []string) []string
 	logger.SetAuthTemplate(o.AuthFormat)
 	logger.SetReqTemplate(o.RequestFormat)
 
-	excludePaths := make([]string, 0)
-	excludePaths = append(excludePaths, strings.Split(o.ExcludePaths, ",")...)
+	excludePaths := o.ExcludePaths
 	if o.SilencePing {
 		excludePaths = append(excludePaths, pingPath)
 	}
-
 	logger.SetExcludePaths(excludePaths)
 
 	if !o.LocalTime {