diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index edb4a997..3f01eb7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Parameters that are enabled by default have to be explicitly disabled. These (cu
 | `vsync`<br> `gl_vsync`             | Set vsync for OpenGL or Vulkan                                                        |
 | `media_player`                     | Show media player metadata                                                            |
 | `media_player_name`                | Force media player DBus service name without the `org.mpris.MediaPlayer2` part, like `spotify`, `vlc`, `audacious` or `cantata`. If none is set, MangoHud tries to switch between currently playing players. |
-| `media_player_order`               | Media player metadata field order. Defaults to `title,artist,album`.                  |
+| `media_player_order`               | Media player metadata field order. Defaults to `title+artist+album`.                  |
 | `font_scale_media_player`          | Change size of media player text relative to font_size                                |
 | `io_read`<br> `io_write`           | Show non-cached IO read/write, in MiB/s                                               |
 | `pci_dev`                          | Select GPU device in multi-gpu setups                                                 |
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.cpp b/src/overlay_params.cpp
index 3db74e9d..269d02a7 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay_params.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ parse_media_player_order(const char *str)
    std::vector<media_player_order> order;
    std::stringstream ss(str);
    std::string token;
-   while (std::getline(ss, token, ',')) {
+   while (std::getline(ss, token, '+')) {
       trim(token);
       std::transform(token.begin(), token.end(), token.begin(), ::tolower);
       if (token == "title")