diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index d463d57..5fbf710 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ do -- split line {{{1
     local SPLIT_DELIMETERS = { -- single characters only
         [','] = true,
         [';'] = true,
+        ['|'] = true,
     }
     local SPLIT_BETWEEN = { -- single characters only
         ['('] = ')',