diff --git a/src/debugfile.c b/src/debugfile.c
index 28eeb59f8..790b81efd 100644
--- a/src/debugfile.c
+++ b/src/debugfile.c
@@ -23,14 +23,18 @@ static void debugfile_format_plain (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const u8 *plain_
     if (plain_ptr[i] < 0x20)
     {
       needs_hexify = 1;
-
       break;
     }
 
     if (plain_ptr[i] > 0x7f)
     {
       needs_hexify = 1;
-
+      break;
+    }
+    
+    if (plain_ptr[i] == ':')
+    {
+      needs_hexify = 1;
       break;
     }
   }