diff --git a/modules/initialize.py b/modules/initialize.py
index a4579df..68fbbd1 100644
--- a/modules/initialize.py
+++ b/modules/initialize.py
@@ -271,9 +271,10 @@ def get_config(branchname):
     #
     # this is because I found that sometimes "extendedname" is the same
     # as host or as PROJECT_HOST.EXTENSION
+    #
+    # when done, convert to list and set allowedhosts to the new list
 
-    dataobject.project.django.allowedhosts = set()
-    _allowed = getattr(dataobject.project.django, 'allowedhosts')
+    _allowed = set()
     _allowed.add(dataobject.project.extendedname)
     _allowed.add(dataobject.project.host)
 
@@ -281,6 +282,10 @@ def get_config(branchname):
         for allowed in config['django']['allowed_hosts']:
             _allowed.add(allowed)
 
+    dataobject.project.django.allowedhosts = list(_allowed)
+
+    print(type(dataobject.project.django.allowedhosts))
+
     dataobject.addbranch('paths')
 
     dataobject.paths.addbranch('project')