diff --git a/src/multiParamManager.js b/src/multiParamManager.js
index 08cb124cb9..5e9e7cab4f 100644
--- a/src/multiParamManager.js
+++ b/src/multiParamManager.js
@@ -20,16 +20,51 @@ class MultiParamManager {
     this.clickCallBack = clickCallBack
     this.inputs = inputs
     this.title = title
+    this.basicInputField
+    this.multiFields
   }
 
   switchMethodViewOn () {
     this.contractActionsContainerSingle.style.display = 'none'
     this.contractActionsContainerMulti.style.display = 'flex'
+    // fill in the inputs
+    this.makeMultiVal()
   }
 
   switchMethodViewOff () {
     this.contractActionsContainerSingle.style.display = 'flex'
     this.contractActionsContainerMulti.style.display = 'none'
+    this.basicInputField.value = this.getMultiValsString()
+  }
+  getMultiValsString () {
+    var valArray = this.multiFields.querySelectorAll('input')
+    var ret = ''
+    for (var k = 0; k < valArray.length; k++) {
+      var el = valArray[k]
+      if (ret !== '') ret += ','
+      ret += el.value
+    }
+    return ret
+  }
+
+  emptyInputs () {
+    var valArray = this.multiFields.querySelectorAll('input')
+    for (var k = 0; k < valArray.length; k++) {
+      valArray[k].value = ''
+    }
+    this.basicInputField.value = ''
+  }
+
+  makeMultiVal () {
+    var inputString = this.basicInputField.value
+    console.log(inputString)
+    var inputStringArray = inputString.split(',')
+    // !! the split here will mess up a value with a comma in it !!
+    // do we not make a split if its a , inside a []?
+    var multiInputs = this.multiFields.querySelectorAll('input')
+    for (var k = 0; k < multiInputs.length; k++) {
+      multiInputs[k].value = inputStringArray[k]
+    }
   }
 
   createMultiFields () {
@@ -52,28 +87,31 @@ class MultiParamManager {
       title = '(fallback)'
     }
 
-    var basicInputField = yo`<input></input>`
-    basicInputField.setAttribute('placeholder', this.inputs)
-    basicInputField.setAttribute('title', this.inputs)
+    this.basicInputField = yo`<input></input>`
+    this.basicInputField.setAttribute('placeholder', this.inputs)
+    this.basicInputField.setAttribute('title', this.inputs)
 
     var onClick = (domEl) => {
-      this.clickCallBack(this.funABI.inputs, basicInputField.value)
+      this.clickCallBack(this.funABI.inputs, this.basicInputField.value)
+      this.emptyInputs()
     }
 
     this.contractActionsContainerSingle = yo`<div class="${css.contractActionsContainerSingle}" >
-      <button onclick=${() => { onClick() }} class="${css.instanceButton}">${title}</button>${basicInputField}<i class="fa fa-angle-down ${css.methCaret}" onclick=${() => { this.switchMethodViewOn() }} title=${title} ></i>
+      <button onclick=${() => { onClick() }} class="${css.instanceButton}">${title}</button>${this.basicInputField}<i class="fa fa-angle-down ${css.methCaret}" onclick=${() => { this.switchMethodViewOn() }} title=${title} ></i>
       </div>`
 
-    var multiFields = this.createMultiFields()
+    this.multiFields = this.createMultiFields()
     var multiOnClick = () => {
-      var valArray = multiFields.querySelectorAll('input')
+      var valArray = this.multiFields.querySelectorAll('input')
       var ret = ''
       for (var k = 0; k < valArray.length; k++) {
         var el = valArray[k]
         if (ret !== '') ret += ','
+        el.value = el.value.replace(/(^|,\s+|,)([a-zA-Z]+)(\s+,|,|$)/g, '$1"$2"$3') // replace non quoted string - that starts with a letter
         ret += el.value
       }
       this.clickCallBack(this.funABI.inputs, ret)
+      this.emptyInputs()
     }
 
     var button = yo`<button onclick=${() => { multiOnClick() }} class="${css.instanceButton}"></button>`
@@ -84,7 +122,7 @@ class MultiParamManager {
           <div class="${css.multiTitle}">${title}</div>
           <i class='fa fa-angle-up ${css.methCaret}'></i>
         </div>
-        ${multiFields}
+        ${this.multiFields}
         <div class="${css.group} ${css.multiArg}" >
           ${button}
         </div>
@@ -106,7 +144,7 @@ class MultiParamManager {
       contractProperty.classList.add(css.hasArgs)
     } else {
       this.contractActionsContainerSingle.querySelector('i').style.visibility = 'hidden'
-      basicInputField.style.display = 'none'
+      this.basicInputField.style.display = 'none'
     }
 
     if (this.funABI.payable === true) {