diff --git a/module/options.go b/module/options.go
index 746a7dd0b..6d089ca68 100644
--- a/module/options.go
+++ b/module/options.go
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ func GetStringArray(options map[string]interface{}, key string) ([]string, error
 	var value []string
 	if gen, ok := options[key]; ok {
 		value = make([]string, 0)
-		for _, iface := range gen.([]interface{}) {
-			value = append(value, iface.(string))
+		switch gen.(type) {
+		case []interface{}:
+			for _, iface := range gen.([]interface{}) {
+				value = append(value, iface.(string))
+			}
+		case interface{}:
+			value = append(value, gen.(string))
 		}
 	} else {
 		err = errors.New("Required option is missing: " + key + " ([]string)")
diff --git a/module/options_test.go b/module/options_test.go
index e5494fb0e..b9a4a2b9b 100644
--- a/module/options_test.go
+++ b/module/options_test.go
@@ -103,3 +103,14 @@ func TestGetStringArrayDefault(tester *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(tester, "MyValue1", actual[0])
 	assert.Equal(tester, "MyValue2", actual[1])
 }
+
+func TestGetStringArrayFromString(tester *testing.T) {
+	options := make(map[string]interface{})
+	_, err := GetStringArray(options, "MyKey")
+	assert.Error(tester, err)
+	options["MyKey"] = "single_line"
+	actual, err := GetStringArray(options, "MyKey")
+	if assert.Nil(tester, err) {
+		assert.Equal(tester, "single_line", actual[0])
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert_test.go b/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert_test.go
index 53b64e19f..b0c8e62f3 100644
--- a/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert_test.go
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ func TestSigmaToElastAlertSunnyDayLicensed(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// License
+	defer licensing.Shutdown()
 	licensing.Test(licensing.FEAT_NTF, 0, 0, "", "")
 	wrappedRule, err := engine.wrapRule(det, query)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -477,10 +478,7 @@ func TestSigmaToElastAlertCustomNotificationLicensed(t *testing.T) {
 	})).Return([]byte("<eql>"), 0, time.Duration(0), nil)
 
 	config := make(module.ModuleConfig)
-	alerters := make([]interface{}, 0)
-	alerters = append(alerters, "post2")
-	alerters = append(alerters, "pagerduty")
-	config["MyAlerters"] = alerters
+	config["MyAlerters"] = "post2"
 	config["MyParams"] = "foo: car"
 
 	engine := ElastAlertEngine{
@@ -511,7 +509,6 @@ tags:
 - so.params.MyParams
 `,
 		Title:    "Test Detection",
-		Tags:     []string{"so.alerters.MyAlerters", "so.params.MyParams"},
 		Severity: model.SeverityHigh,
 	}
 
@@ -519,6 +516,7 @@ tags:
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// License
+	defer licensing.Shutdown()
 	licensing.Test(licensing.FEAT_NTF, 0, 0, "", "")
 	wrappedRule, err := engine.wrapRule(det, query)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -532,7 +530,6 @@ sigma_level: high
 alert:
     - modules.so.securityonion-es.SecurityOnionESAlerter
     - post2
-    - pagerduty
 index: .ds-logs-*
 name: Test Detection -- 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 type: any
@@ -570,10 +567,7 @@ func TestSigmaToElastAlertCustomNotificationUnlicensed(t *testing.T) {
 	})).Return([]byte("<eql>"), 0, time.Duration(0), nil)
 
 	config := make(module.ModuleConfig)
-	alerters := make([]interface{}, 0)
-	alerters = append(alerters, "post2")
-	alerters = append(alerters, "pagerduty")
-	config["MyAlerters"] = alerters
+	config["MyAlerters"] = "post2"
 	config["MyParams"] = "foo: car"
 
 	engine := ElastAlertEngine{
@@ -610,8 +604,6 @@ tags:
 	query, err := engine.sigmaToElastAlert(context.Background(), det)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// License
-	licensing.Shutdown()
 	wrappedRule, err := engine.wrapRule(det, query)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -684,7 +676,6 @@ tags:
 - so.notification
 `,
 		Title:    "Test Detection",
-		Tags:     []string{"so.notification"},
 		Severity: model.SeverityHigh,
 	}
 
@@ -692,6 +683,7 @@ tags:
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// License
+	defer licensing.Shutdown()
 	licensing.Test(licensing.FEAT_NTF, 0, 0, "", "")
 	wrappedRule, err := engine.wrapRule(det, query)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -767,11 +759,9 @@ tags:
 - so.notification
 `,
 		Title:    "Test Detection",
-		Tags:     []string{"so.notification"},
 		Severity: model.SeverityHigh,
 	}
 
-	licensing.Shutdown()
 	query, err := engine.sigmaToElastAlert(context.Background(), det)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)