diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
index 944fd98f7..efced3f76 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.js
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ exports.basicAuth = function (req, res, next) {
     // If auth headers are present use them to authenticate...
     if (req.headers.authorization && req.headers.authorization.search('Basic ') === 0) {
       var userpass = new Buffer(req.headers.authorization.split(' ')[1], 'base64').toString().split(":")
-      var username = userpass[0];
-      var password = userpass[1];
+      var username = userpass.shift();
+      var password = userpass.join(':');
 
       if (settings.users[username] != undefined && settings.users[username].password == password) {
         settings.users[username].username = username;