diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/lookup/schedule_rruleset.py b/awx_collection/plugins/lookup/schedule_rruleset.py
index 6aefde48d0..b45d861db3 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/lookup/schedule_rruleset.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/lookup/schedule_rruleset.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
         if isinstance(rule[field_name], int):
             rule[field_name] = [rule[field_name]]
         # If its not a list, we need to split it into a list
-        if isinstance(rule[field_name], list):
+        if not isinstance(rule[field_name], list):
             rule[field_name] = rule[field_name].split(',')
         for value in rule[field_name]:
             # If they have a list of strs we want to strip the str incase its space delineated
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
 
     def process_list(self, field_name, rule, valid_list, rule_number):
         return_values = []
-        if isinstance(rule[field_name], list):
+        # If its not a list, we need to split it into a list
+        if not isinstance(rule[field_name], list):
             rule[field_name] = rule[field_name].split(',')
         for value in rule[field_name]:
             value = value.strip()
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml
index fe5b3f755d..7f9f0271b2 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@
       - results is failed
       - "'In rule 2 end_on must either be an integer or in the format YYYY-MM-DD [HH:MM:SS]' in results.msg"
 
+- name: Every Mondays
+  set_fact:
+    complex_rule: "{{ query(ruleset_plugin_name, '2022-04-30 10:30:45', rules=rrules, timezone='UTC' ) }}"
+  ignore_errors: True
+  register: results
+  vars:
+    rrules:
+      - frequency: 'day'
+        interval: 1
+        byweekday: 'monday'
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - results is success
+      - "'DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220430T103045 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;BYDAY=MO;INTERVAL=1' == complex_rule"
+
 
 - name: call rruleset with an invalid byweekday
   set_fact: