diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82a224f21..b7b327fde 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Bugfixes
 - [#968](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/968): Processes plugin gets unknown state when spaces are in (command name)
+- [#969](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/968): ipmi_sensors: allow : in password. Thanks @awaw!
 
 ## v0.12.0 [2016-04-05]
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/connection.go b/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/connection.go
index 3f4461438..1e9bfbdcb 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/connection.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor/connection.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func NewConnection(server string) *Connection {
 	if inx1 > 0 {
 		security := server[0:inx1]
 		connstr = server[inx1+1 : len(server)]
-		up := strings.Split(security, ":")
+		up := strings.SplitN(security, ":", 2)
 		conn.Username = up[0]
 		conn.Password = up[1]
 	}