diff --git a/scripts/xyz/xyz_grid_shared.py b/scripts/xyz/xyz_grid_shared.py
index a6829c715..b8e856014 100644
--- a/scripts/xyz/xyz_grid_shared.py
+++ b/scripts/xyz/xyz_grid_shared.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 import os
 import re
-import csv
-from io import StringIO
 from modules import shared, processing, sd_samplers, sd_models, sd_vae, sd_unet
 
 
 re_range = re.compile(r'([-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]+)-([-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?')
+re_plain_comma = re.compile(r"(?<!\\),")
+
+
+def restore_comma(val: str):
+    return val.replace(r"\,", ",")
 
 
 def apply_field(field):
@@ -393,7 +396,5 @@ def str_permutations(x):
     return x
 
 
-def list_to_csv_string(data_list):
-    with StringIO() as o:
-        csv.writer(o).writerow(data_list)
-        return o.getvalue().strip()
+def list_to_csv_string(data_list: list):
+    return ",".join(data_list)
diff --git a/scripts/xyz_grid.py b/scripts/xyz_grid.py
index 3874deb5e..dee43303d 100644
--- a/scripts/xyz_grid.py
+++ b/scripts/xyz_grid.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 # xyz grid that shows as selectable script
 import os
-import csv
 import time
 import random
 from collections import namedtuple
 from copy import copy
-from itertools import permutations, chain
-from io import StringIO
+from itertools import permutations
 from PIL import Image
 import numpy as np
 import gradio as gr
-from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_shared import str_permutations, list_to_csv_string, re_range # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_shared import str_permutations, list_to_csv_string, restore_comma, re_range, re_plain_comma # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_classes import axis_options, AxisOption, SharedSettingsStackHelper # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_draw import draw_xyz_grid # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_shared import apply_field, apply_task_args, apply_setting, apply_prompt, apply_order, apply_sampler, apply_hr_sampler_name, confirm_samplers, apply_checkpoint, apply_refiner, apply_unet, apply_clip_skip, apply_vae, list_lora, apply_lora, apply_lora_strength, apply_te, apply_styles, apply_upscaler, apply_context, apply_detailer, apply_override, apply_processing, apply_options, apply_seed, format_value_add_label, format_value, format_value_join_list, do_nothing, format_nothing # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module, unused-import
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ class Script(scripts_manager.Script):
                     current_dropdown_values = list(filter(lambda x: x in choices, current_dropdown_values))
                     current_values = list_to_csv_string(current_dropdown_values)
                 else:
-                    current_dropdown_values = [x.strip() for x in chain.from_iterable(csv.reader(StringIO(axis_values)))]
+                    current_dropdown_values = [restore_comma(x.strip()) for x in re_plain_comma.split(axis_values) if x]
                     current_dropdown_values = list(filter(lambda x: x in choices, current_dropdown_values))
 
             return (gr.Button.update(visible=has_choices), gr.Textbox.update(visible=not has_choices or csv_mode, value=current_values),
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ class Script(scripts_manager.Script):
         def get_dropdown_update_from_params(axis,params):
             val_key = f"{axis} Values"
             vals = params.get(val_key,"")
-            valslist = [x.strip() for x in chain.from_iterable(csv.reader(StringIO(vals))) if x]
+            valslist = [restore_comma(x.strip()) for x in re_plain_comma.split(vals) if x]
             return gr.update(value = valslist)
 
         self.infotext_fields = (
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ class Script(scripts_manager.Script):
             if opt.choices is not None and not csv_mode:
                 valslist = vals_dropdown
             else:
-                valslist = [x.strip() for x in chain.from_iterable(csv.reader(StringIO(vals))) if x]
+                valslist = [restore_comma(x.strip()) for x in re_plain_comma.split(vals) if x]
             if opt.type == int:
                 valslist_ext = []
                 for val in valslist:
diff --git a/scripts/xyz_grid_on.py b/scripts/xyz_grid_on.py
index 595536067..0eee4c548 100644
--- a/scripts/xyz_grid_on.py
+++ b/scripts/xyz_grid_on.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 # xyz grid that shows up as alwayson script
 import os
-import csv
 import time
 import random
 from collections import namedtuple
 from copy import copy
-from itertools import permutations, chain
-from io import StringIO
+from itertools import permutations
 from PIL import Image
 import numpy as np
 import gradio as gr
-from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_shared import str_permutations, list_to_csv_string, re_range # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_shared import str_permutations, list_to_csv_string, restore_comma, re_range, re_plain_comma # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_classes import axis_options, AxisOption, SharedSettingsStackHelper # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from scripts.xyz.xyz_grid_draw import draw_xyz_grid # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from modules import shared, errors, scripts_manager, images, processing
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ class Script(scripts_manager.Script):
                     current_dropdown_values = list(filter(lambda x: x in choices, current_dropdown_values))
                     current_values = list_to_csv_string(current_dropdown_values)
                 else:
-                    current_dropdown_values = [x.strip() for x in chain.from_iterable(csv.reader(StringIO(axis_values)))]
+                    current_dropdown_values = [restore_comma(x.strip()) for x in re_plain_comma.split(axis_values) if x]
                     current_dropdown_values = list(filter(lambda x: x in choices, current_dropdown_values))
 
             return (gr.Button.update(visible=has_choices), gr.Textbox.update(visible=not has_choices or csv_mode, value=current_values),
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ class Script(scripts_manager.Script):
         def get_dropdown_update_from_params(axis,params):
             val_key = f"{axis} Values"
             vals = params.get(val_key,"")
-            valslist = [x.strip() for x in chain.from_iterable(csv.reader(StringIO(vals))) if x]
+            valslist = [restore_comma(x.strip()) for x in re_plain_comma.split(vals) if x]
             return gr.update(value = valslist)
 
         self.infotext_fields = (
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ class Script(scripts_manager.Script):
             if opt.choices is not None and not csv_mode:
                 valslist = vals_dropdown
             else:
-                valslist = [x.strip() for x in chain.from_iterable(csv.reader(StringIO(vals))) if x]
+                valslist = [restore_comma(x.strip()) for x in re_plain_comma.split(vals) if x]
             if opt.type == int:
                 valslist_ext = []
                 for val in valslist: