diff --git a/jc/parsers/chage.py b/jc/parsers/chage.py
index 49795f56..0518f956 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/chage.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/chage.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def parse(
     if jc.utils.has_data(data):
 
         for line in filter(None, data.splitlines()):
-            key, val = line.split(':')
+            key, val = line.split(':', maxsplit=1)
             key = key.strip()
             val = val.strip()