diff --git a/caddyhttp/internalsrv/internal.go b/caddyhttp/internalsrv/internal.go
index c228aa70b..e698ca372 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/internalsrv/internal.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/internalsrv/internal.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func isInternalRedirect(w http.ResponseWriter) bool {
 
 // ServeHTTP implements the httpserver.Handler interface.
 func (i Internal) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
-
 	// Internal location requested? -> Not found.
 	for _, prefix := range i.Paths {
 		if httpserver.Path(r.URL.Path).Matches(prefix) {
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ func (i Internal) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error)
 		// "down the chain"
 		r.URL.Path = iw.Header().Get(redirectHeader)
 		iw.ClearHeader()
-
 		status, err = i.Next.ServeHTTP(iw, r)
 	}
 
diff --git a/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup.go b/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup.go
index f2f4a68c6..990fafafd 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup.go
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ func internalParse(c *caddy.Controller) ([]string, error) {
 	var paths []string
 
 	for c.Next() {
-		if !c.NextArg() {
-			return paths, c.ArgErr()
+		if c.NextArg() {
+			paths = append(paths, c.Val())
+		}
+		if c.NextArg() {
+			return nil, c.ArgErr()
 		}
-		paths = append(paths, c.Val())
 	}
 
 	return paths, nil
diff --git a/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup_test.go b/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup_test.go
index b7758772f..7c2b71e8d 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup_test.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/internalsrv/setup_test.go
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ func TestInternalParse(t *testing.T) {
 		shouldErr             bool
 		expectedInternalPaths []string
 	}{
+		{`internal`, false, []string{}},
+
 		{`internal /internal`, false, []string{"/internal"}},
 
 		{`internal /internal1
 		  internal /internal2`, false, []string{"/internal1", "/internal2"}},
+
+		{`internal /internal1 /internal2`, true, nil},
 	}
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		actualInternalPaths, err := internalParse(caddy.NewTestController("http", test.inputInternalPaths))