diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_nic.sh b/dnsapi/dns_nic.sh
index 34429fe4..190d4d1f 100644
--- a/dnsapi/dns_nic.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_nic.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ _nic_get_auth_elements() {
     if [ -n "$NIC_Token" ]; then
       _two_values="$(echo "${NIC_Token}" | _dbase64)"
       _debug _two_values "$_two_values"
-      IFS=":" read -r NIC_ClientID NIC_ClientSecret < <(echo "$_two_values")
+      NIC_ClientID=$(echo "$_two_values" | cut -d':' -f1)
+      NIC_ClientSecret=$(echo "$_two_values" | cut -d':' -f2-)
       _debug restored_NIC_ClientID "$NIC_ClientID"
       _debug restored_NIC_ClientSecret "$NIC_ClientSecret"
     fi