diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8ae58e74..3320e1dc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 ### Bugfixes
+- [#748](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/748): Fix sensor plugin split on ":"
 
 ## v0.10.4.1
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go b/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go
index b2c2919cc..dbb304b71 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (s *Sensors) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 				var found bool
 
 				for _, sensor := range s.Sensors {
-					parts := strings.SplitN(":", sensor, 2)
+					parts := strings.SplitN(sensor, ":", 2)
 
 					if parts[0] == chipName {
 						if parts[1] == "*" || parts[1] == featureLabel {