diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index eb88c24..33ed946 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,64 @@
 use crate::ruleset::{Glob, Regex, Rule, Ruleset};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde::de::Error;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
+struct OptionalStringSequenceVisitor;
+
+impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for OptionalStringSequenceVisitor {
+    type Value = Option<Vec<String>>;
+
+    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str("string with whitespace separated values or sequence of strings")
+    }
+
+    fn visit_str<E>(self, s: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+    where
+        E: serde::de::Error,
+    {
+        let res: Vec<_> = s.split_whitespace().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect();
+        if res.is_empty() {
+            Err(E::custom("empty string not allowed"))
+        } else {
+            Ok(Some(res))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn visit_seq<A>(self, mut seq: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+    where
+        A: serde::de::SeqAccess<'de>,
+    {
+        let mut res = Vec::with_capacity(seq.size_hint().unwrap_or(0));
+
+        while let Some(value) = seq.next_element::<String>()? {
+            res.push(value);
+        }
+
+        if res.is_empty() {
+            Err(A::Error::custom("empty sequence not allowed"))
+        } else {
+            Ok(Some(res))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn deserialize_optional_string_sequence<'de, D>(
+    deserializer: D,
+) -> Result<Option<Vec<String>>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    deserializer.deserialize_any(OptionalStringSequenceVisitor)
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Debug)]
 struct ParsedRule {
     pub title: String,
-    pub files: Option<String>,
-    pub nofiles: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_optional_string_sequence")]
+    pub files: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_optional_string_sequence")]
+    pub nofiles: Option<Vec<String>>,
     #[serde(rename(serialize = "match", deserialize = "match"))]
     pub pattern: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -63,8 +114,18 @@ impl Config {
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|parsed_rule| Rule {
                         title: parsed_rule.title,
-                        globs: parsed_rule.files.map(|g| vec![Glob::new(&g).unwrap()]),
-                        antiglobs: parsed_rule.nofiles.map(|g| vec![Glob::new(&g).unwrap()]),
+                        globs: parsed_rule.files.map(|patterns| {
+                            patterns
+                                .iter()
+                                .map(|pattern| Glob::new(&pattern).unwrap())
+                                .collect()
+                        }),
+                        antiglobs: parsed_rule.nofiles.map(|patterns| {
+                            patterns
+                                .iter()
+                                .map(|pattern| Glob::new(&pattern).unwrap())
+                                .collect()
+                        }),
                         regex: parsed_rule.pattern.map(|p| Regex::new(&p).unwrap()),
                     })
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
diff --git a/tests/suite.rs b/tests/suite.rs
index fd140a1..d886e7c 100644
--- a/tests/suite.rs
+++ b/tests/suite.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ fn glob_scope() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[ignore]
 fn multiple_globs() {
     TestCase::new()
         .add_file("a.py", "")
@@ -128,6 +127,23 @@ fn multiple_globs() {
             ",
         )
         .assert_matches(vec!["a.py", "a.txt", "a.rs"]);
+
+    TestCase::new()
+        .add_file("README", "")
+        .run_with_rule(
+            "
+            - title: nofiles should not match if any pattern matches
+              nofiles: 'README README.txt'
+            ",
+        )
+        .assert_matches(vec![])
+        .run_with_rule(
+            "
+            - title: nofiles should match if neither pattern matches
+              nofiles: 'README.txt README.md'
+            ",
+        )
+        .assert_matches(vec![""]);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -149,3 +165,25 @@ fn nofiles() {
         )
         .assert_matches(vec![]);
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn empty_globs_string() {
+    TestCase::new().run_with_rule(
+        "
+            - title: nofiles which matches
+              files: '    '
+            ",
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn empty_globs_seq() {
+    TestCase::new().run_with_rule(
+        "
+            - title: nofiles which matches
+              files: []
+            ",
+    );
+}