diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 5acb13e..47f055e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ Contributors (by order of appearance) :
 - Austin Morton
 - Michael McNeil Forbes
 - Christian Long
+- Tyrel Souza
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/flake8/engine.py b/flake8/engine.py
index da4f0b6..d05b914 100644
--- a/flake8/engine.py
+++ b/flake8/engine.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def get_style_guide(**kwargs):
     elif not options.exclude:
         options.exclude = []
 
-    # Add pattersn in EXTRA_EXCLUDE to the list of excluded patterns
+    # Add patterns in EXTRA_EXCLUDE to the list of excluded patterns
     options.exclude.extend(pep8.normalize_paths(EXTRA_EXCLUDE))
 
     for options_hook in options_hooks:
diff --git a/flake8/main.py b/flake8/main.py
index a11e137..e1d65c5 100644
--- a/flake8/main.py
+++ b/flake8/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 
 import setuptools
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ class Flake8Command(setuptools.Command):
                 continue
             if is_flag(value):
                 value = flag_on(value)
+            # Check if there's any values that need to be fixed.
+            if option_name == "include" and isinstance(value, str):
+                value = re.findall('[^,;\s]+', value)
+
             self.options_dict[option_name] = value
 
     def distribution_files(self):