diff --git a/plexpy/helpers.py b/plexpy/helpers.py
index c5996d2c..65fe61b6 100644
--- a/plexpy/helpers.py
+++ b/plexpy/helpers.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import maxminddb
 from operator import itemgetter
 import os
 import re
+import shlex
 import socket
 import sys
 import time
@@ -1137,3 +1138,12 @@ def traverse_map(obj, func):
         new_obj = func(obj)
 
     return new_obj
+
+
+def split_args(args=None):
+    if isinstance(args, list):
+        return args
+    elif isinstance(args, basestring):
+        return [arg.decode(plexpy.SYS_ENCODING, 'ignore')
+                for arg in shlex.split(args.encode(plexpy.SYS_ENCODING, 'ignore'))]
+    return []
diff --git a/plexpy/notification_handler.py b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
index beb97165..a919c2c2 100644
--- a/plexpy/notification_handler.py
+++ b/plexpy/notification_handler.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import json
 from operator import itemgetter
 import os
 import re
-import shlex
 from string import Formatter
 import threading
 import time
@@ -337,12 +336,7 @@ def notify(notifier_id=None, notify_action=None, stream_data=None, timeline_data
     if notify_action in ('test', 'api'):
         subject = kwargs.pop('subject', 'Tautulli')
         body = kwargs.pop('body', 'Test Notification')
-        script_args = kwargs.pop('script_args', [])
-
-        if script_args and isinstance(script_args, basestring):
-            # Attemps to format test script args for the user
-            script_args = [arg.decode(plexpy.SYS_ENCODING, 'ignore')
-                           for arg in shlex.split(script_args.encode(plexpy.SYS_ENCODING, 'ignore'))]
+        script_args = helpers.split_args(kwargs.pop('script_args', []))
 
     else:
         # Get the subject and body strings
@@ -1050,8 +1044,7 @@ def build_notify_text(subject='', body='', notify_action=None, parameters=None,
 
     if agent_id == 15:
         try:
-            script_args = [custom_formatter.format(arg.decode(plexpy.SYS_ENCODING, 'ignore'), **parameters)
-                           for arg in shlex.split(subject.encode(plexpy.SYS_ENCODING, 'ignore'))]
+            script_args = [custom_formatter.format(arg, **parameters) for arg in helpers.split_args(subject)]
         except LookupError as e:
             logger.error(u"Tautulli NotificationHandler :: Unable to parse parameter %s in script argument. Using fallback." % e)
             script_args = []
diff --git a/plexpy/notifiers.py b/plexpy/notifiers.py
index 8742ae2b..0a467c74 100644
--- a/plexpy/notifiers.py
+++ b/plexpy/notifiers.py
@@ -3078,7 +3078,7 @@ class SCRIPTS(Notifier):
             logger.error(u"Tautulli Notifiers :: No script folder specified.")
             return
 
-        script_args = kwargs.get('script_args', [])
+        script_args = helpers.split_args(kwargs.get('script_args', subject))
 
         logger.debug(u"Tautulli Notifiers :: Trying to run notify script, action: %s, arguments: %s"
                      % (action, script_args))