diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.cycle.php b/libs/plugins/function.cycle.php
index fe78bb87..cbf21028 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.cycle.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.cycle.php
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ function smarty_function_cycle($params, &$smarty)
         $cycle_vars[$name]['values'] = $params['values'];
     }
 
-    $cycle_vars[$name]['delimiter'] = (isset($params['delimiter'])) ? $params['delimiter'] : ',';
+    if (isset($delimiter)) {
+        $cycle_vars[$name]['delimiter'] = $delimiter;
+    } elseif (!isset($cycle_vars[$name]['delimiter'])) {
+        $cycle_vars[$name]['delimiter'] = ',';       
+    }
     
     if(is_array($cycle_vars[$name]['values'])) {
         $cycle_array = $cycle_vars[$name]['values'];