diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 5ec1ce1a4..45c0dbce8 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 - Alias Devices: Show a warning in case the user specifically listed a device to use which in a later step is skipped because it is an alias of another active device
 - Backend Information: Added new column showing the PCI Address per CUDA/OpenCL device to easier identify broken cards
+- Debug Rules: HEX-ify rules debug non-rules outputs that contain colons
 - VeraCrypt: Increase password length support for non-boot volumes from 64 to 128
 
 ##
diff --git a/src/debugfile.c b/src/debugfile.c
index 790b81efd..aaaed1822 100644
--- a/src/debugfile.c
+++ b/src/debugfile.c
@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ 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;
     }
   }