diff --git a/lib/puma/plugin/statsd.rb b/lib/puma/plugin/statsd.rb
index a194de6..f06564d 100644
--- a/lib/puma/plugin/statsd.rb
+++ b/lib/puma/plugin/statsd.rb
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def environment_variable_tags
     # https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/docker/?tab=standard#global-options
     #
     if ENV.has_key?("DD_TAGS")
-      ENV["DD_TAGS"].split(/\s+/).each do |t|
+      ENV["DD_TAGS"].split(/\s+|,/).each do |t|
         tags << t
       end
     end