diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/raids/Parse.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/raids/Parse.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e40aa3a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/raids/Parse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Owain van Brakel <https://github.com/Owain94>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package net.runelite.client.plugins.raids;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+@Slf4j
+public class Parse
+{
+	public static boolean parse(String value)
+	{
+		final ArrayList<String> rooms = new ArrayList<>();
+		Collections.addAll(rooms, "tekton", "muttadiles", "guardians", "vespula", "shamans", "vasa", "vanguards", "mystics", "crabs", "ice demon", "tightrope", "thieving", "unknown");
+
+		List<String> enteredRooms = Splitter
+			.on(",")
+			.trimResults()
+			.omitEmptyStrings()
+			.splitToList(value);
+
+		for (String room : enteredRooms)
+		{
+			if (!rooms.contains(room.toLowerCase()))
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/raids/RaidsConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/raids/RaidsConfig.java
index b5200a5612..d69e974ad9 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/raids/RaidsConfig.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/raids/RaidsConfig.java
@@ -335,7 +335,10 @@ public interface RaidsConfig extends Config
 		parent = "roomConfig",
 		keyName = "whitelistedRooms",
 		name = "Whitelisted rooms",
-		description = "Display whitelisted rooms in green on the overlay. Separate with comma (full name)"
+		description = "Display whitelisted rooms in green on the overlay. Separate with comma (full name)",
+		parse = true,
+		clazz = Parse.class,
+		method = "parse"
 	)
 	default String whitelistedRooms()
 	{
@@ -347,7 +350,10 @@ public interface RaidsConfig extends Config
 		parent = "roomConfig",
 		keyName = "blacklistedRooms",
 		name = "Blacklisted rooms",
-		description = "Display blacklisted rooms in red on the overlay. Separate with comma (full name)"
+		description = "Display blacklisted rooms in red on the overlay. Separate with comma (full name)",
+		parse = true,
+		clazz = Parse.class,
+		method = "parse"
 	)
 	default String blacklistedRooms()
 	{