diff --git a/config/foreman-proxy-content.migrations/240715095211-normalize-dns-forwarders.rb b/config/foreman-proxy-content.migrations/240715095211-normalize-dns-forwarders.rb
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+# forwarders was always an array, but previously it was documented as
+# --foreman-proxy-dns-forwarders "192.0.2.1; 192.0.2.2"
+fp_mod = answers['foreman_proxy']
+if fp_mod.is_a?(Hash) && fp_mod['forwarders']
+  fp_mod['forwarders'] = fp_mod['forwarders'].flat_map do |forwarder|
+    forwarder.split(';').map(&:strip)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/foreman.migrations/20240715095211_normalize_dns_forwarders.rb b/config/foreman.migrations/20240715095211_normalize_dns_forwarders.rb
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+# forwarders was always an array, but previously it was documented as
+# --foreman-proxy-dns-forwarders "192.0.2.1; 192.0.2.2"
+fp_mod = answers['foreman_proxy']
+if fp_mod.is_a?(Hash) && fp_mod['forwarders']
+  fp_mod['forwarders'] = fp_mod['forwarders'].flat_map do |forwarder|
+    forwarder.split(';').map(&:strip)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/katello.migrations/240715095211-normalize-dns-forwarders.rb b/config/katello.migrations/240715095211-normalize-dns-forwarders.rb
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+# forwarders was always an array, but previously it was documented as
+# --foreman-proxy-dns-forwarders "192.0.2.1; 192.0.2.2"
+fp_mod = answers['foreman_proxy']
+if fp_mod.is_a?(Hash) && fp_mod['forwarders']
+  fp_mod['forwarders'] = fp_mod['forwarders'].flat_map do |forwarder|
+    forwarder.split(';').map(&:strip)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/migrations/20240715095211_normalize_dns_forwarders_spec.rb b/spec/migrations/20240715095211_normalize_dns_forwarders_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+migration '20240715095211_normalize_dns_forwarders' do
+  scenarios %w[foreman katello foreman-proxy-content] do
+    context 'valid array' do
+      let(:answers) do
+        {
+          'foreman_proxy' => {
+            'forwarders' => ['192.0.2.1', '192.0.2.2'],
+          },
+        }
+      end
+
+      it 'leaves the answers untouched' do
+        expect(migrated_answers['foreman_proxy']['forwarders']).to eq(['192.0.2.1', '192.0.2.2'])
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'semicolon separated value' do
+      let(:answers) do
+        {
+          'foreman_proxy' => {
+            'forwarders' => ['192.0.2.1; 192.0.2.2'],
+          },
+        }
+      end
+
+      it 'leaves the answers untouched' do
+        expect(migrated_answers['foreman_proxy']['forwarders']).to eq(['192.0.2.1', '192.0.2.2'])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end