diff --git a/nxc/connection.py b/nxc/connection.py
index 8df5cb950..e2114a7d9 100755
--- a/nxc/connection.py
+++ b/nxc/connection.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def parse_credentials(self):
             if isfile(user):
                 with open(user) as user_file:
                     for line in user_file:
-                        if "\\" in line:
+                        if "\\" in line and len(line.split("\\")) == 2:
                             domain_single, username_single = line.split("\\")
                         else:
                             domain_single = self.args.domain if hasattr(self.args, "domain") and self.args.domain else self.domain