diff --git a/src/modules/module_02500.c b/src/modules/module_02500.c
index 8907f8677..753636dc1 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_02500.c
+++ b/src/modules/module_02500.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int module_hash_decode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   // essid
 
-  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, ':');
+  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, '*');
 
   if (sep_pos == NULL) return (PARSER_SEPARATOR_UNMATCHED);
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int module_hash_encode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   tmp_buf[tmp_len] = 0;
 
-  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x:%s",
+  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x*%s",
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[0],
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[1],
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[2],
diff --git a/src/modules/module_02501.c b/src/modules/module_02501.c
index a7ce17b04..41aa86acd 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_02501.c
+++ b/src/modules/module_02501.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int module_hash_decode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   // essid
 
-  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, ':');
+  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, '*');
 
   if (sep_pos == NULL) return (PARSER_SEPARATOR_UNMATCHED);
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int module_hash_encode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   tmp_buf[tmp_len] = 0;
 
-  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x:%s",
+  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x*%s",
     wpa_pmk_tmp->out[0],
     wpa_pmk_tmp->out[1],
     wpa_pmk_tmp->out[2],
diff --git a/src/modules/module_16800.c b/src/modules/module_16800.c
index d77ddd8ed..b236b0cea 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_16800.c
+++ b/src/modules/module_16800.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int module_hash_decode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   // essid
 
-  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, ':');
+  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, '*');
 
   if (sep_pos == NULL) return (PARSER_SEPARATOR_UNMATCHED);
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int module_hash_encode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   tmp_buf[tmp_len] = 0;
 
-  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x:%s",
+  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x*%s",
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[0],
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[1],
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[2],
diff --git a/src/modules/module_16801.c b/src/modules/module_16801.c
index f34c449d0..2e8ef9987 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_16801.c
+++ b/src/modules/module_16801.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int module_hash_decode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   // essid
 
-  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, ':');
+  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, '*');
 
   if (sep_pos == NULL) return (PARSER_SEPARATOR_UNMATCHED);
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int module_hash_encode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   tmp_buf[tmp_len] = 0;
 
-  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x:%s",
+  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x*%s",
     wpa_pmk_tmp->out[0],
     wpa_pmk_tmp->out[1],
     wpa_pmk_tmp->out[2],