diff --git a/src/modules/module_22000.c b/src/modules/module_22000.c
index 173c3f377..1942303f8 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_22000.c
+++ b/src/modules/module_22000.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ int module_hash_decode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   // essid
 
-  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, ':');
+  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, '*');
 
   if (sep_pos == NULL) return (PARSER_SEPARATOR_UNMATCHED);
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int module_hash_encode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   tmp_buf[tmp_len] = 0;
 
-  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x:%s",
+  const int line_len = snprintf (line_buf, line_size, "%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x%08x*%s",
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[0],
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[1],
     wpa_pbkdf2_tmp->out[2],
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ int module_hash_encode (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSE
   const u8 *mac_ap  = (const u8 *) wpa->mac_ap;
   const u8 *mac_sta = (const u8 *) wpa->mac_sta;
 
-  if (need_hexify ((const u8 *) wpa->essid_buf, wpa->essid_len, ':', 0) == true)
+  if (need_hexify ((const u8 *) wpa->essid_buf, wpa->essid_len, '*', 0) == true)
   {
     char tmp_buf[128];
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module_22001.c b/src/modules/module_22001.c
index dc37532d1..446d710f4 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_22001.c
+++ b/src/modules/module_22001.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int module_hash_decode_potfile (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAY
 
   // essid
 
-  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, ':');
+  char *sep_pos = strrchr (line_buf, '*');
 
   if (sep_pos == NULL) return (PARSER_SEPARATOR_UNMATCHED);
 
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ int module_hash_encode (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSE
   const u8 *mac_ap  = (const u8 *) wpa->mac_ap;
   const u8 *mac_sta = (const u8 *) wpa->mac_sta;
 
-  if (need_hexify ((const u8 *) wpa->essid_buf, wpa->essid_len, ':', 0) == true)
+  if (need_hexify ((const u8 *) wpa->essid_buf, wpa->essid_len, '*', 0) == true)
   {
     char tmp_buf[128];