1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/s/d_state.cpp b/src/mongo/s/d_state.cpp
index 626881edafc..960ede1413e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/s/d_state.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/s/d_state.cpp
@@ -477,13 +477,16 @@ namespace mongo {
 
         ShardedConnectionInfo::addHook();
 
-        vector<string> configdbs;
-        splitStringDelim(server, &configdbs, ',');
+        std::string errmsg;
+        ConnectionString configServerCS = ConnectionString::parse(server, errmsg);
+        uassert(28631,
+                str::stream() << "Invalid config server connection string: " << errmsg,
+                configServerCS.isValid());
 
-        configServer.init(configdbs);
+        configServer.init(configServerCS);
         uassert(28627,
                 "failed to initialize catalog manager",
-                grid.initCatalogManager(configdbs));
+                grid.initCatalogManager(configServerCS));
         _enabled = true;
     }