diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f8b29201..52c69e20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ jc changelog
 20240210 v1.25.1
 - Fix for crash when optional libraries are not installed (e.g. xmltodict)
 - Fix for `ini` parser crashing with some keys with no values
+- Enhance `uptime` parser to support output with no user information
 - Add tests for missing optional libraries
 - Documentation updates
 
diff --git a/docs/parsers/uptime.md b/docs/parsers/uptime.md
index aeecc5d1..d26cddbf 100644
--- a/docs/parsers/uptime.md
+++ b/docs/parsers/uptime.md
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ Source: [`jc/parsers/uptime.py`](https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc/blob/maste
 
 This parser can be used with the `--slurp` command-line option.
 
-Version 1.8 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)
+Version 1.9 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)
diff --git a/jc/parsers/uptime.py b/jc/parsers/uptime.py
index de4e7b5e..39d63906 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/uptime.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/uptime.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import jc.utils
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.8'
+    version = '1.9'
     description = '`uptime` command parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -160,19 +160,27 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
     jc.utils.input_type_check(data)
 
     raw_output = {}
-    cleandata = data.splitlines()
 
     if jc.utils.has_data(data):
-        time, _, *uptime, users, _, _, _, load_1m, load_5m, load_15m = cleandata[0].split()
+        if 'users' in data:
+            # standard uptime output
+            time, _, *uptime, users, _, _, _, load_1m, load_5m, load_15m = data.split()
 
-        raw_output['time'] = time
-        raw_output['uptime'] = ' '.join(uptime).rstrip(',')
-        raw_output['users'] = users
-        raw_output['load_1m'] = load_1m.rstrip(',')
-        raw_output['load_5m'] = load_5m.rstrip(',')
-        raw_output['load_15m'] = load_15m
+            raw_output['time'] = time
+            raw_output['uptime'] = ' '.join(uptime).rstrip(',')
+            raw_output['users'] = users
+            raw_output['load_1m'] = load_1m.rstrip(',')
+            raw_output['load_5m'] = load_5m.rstrip(',')
+            raw_output['load_15m'] = load_15m
 
-    if raw:
-        return raw_output
-    else:
-        return _process(raw_output)
+        else:
+            # users information missing (e.g. busybox)
+            time, _, *uptime, _, _, load_1m, load_5m, load_15m = data.split()
+
+            raw_output['time'] = time
+            raw_output['uptime'] = ' '.join(uptime).rstrip(',')
+            raw_output['load_1m'] = load_1m.rstrip(',')
+            raw_output['load_5m'] = load_5m.rstrip(',')
+            raw_output['load_15m'] = load_15m
+
+    return raw_output if raw else _process(raw_output)
diff --git a/tests/test_uptime.py b/tests/test_uptime.py
index cf8a75fd..25c6d810 100644
--- a/tests/test_uptime.py
+++ b/tests/test_uptime.py
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         self.assertEqual(jc.parsers.uptime.parse(self.osx_10_14_6_uptime, quiet=True), self.osx_10_14_6_uptime_json)
 
+    def test_uptime_busybox(self):
+        """
+        Test 'uptime' on busybox with no user information
+        """
+        data = '00:03:32 up 3 min,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00'
+        expected = {"time":"00:03:32","uptime":"3 min","load_1m":0.0,"load_5m":0.0,"load_15m":0.0,"time_hour":0,"time_minute":3,"time_second":32,"uptime_days":0,"uptime_hours":0,"uptime_minutes":3,"uptime_total_seconds":180}
+        self.assertEqual(jc.parsers.uptime.parse(data, quiet=True), expected)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()