diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Handlers/CredentialStore.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Handlers/CredentialStore.php
index a28547d18..3f635a040 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Handlers/CredentialStore.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/DataGenerator/Handlers/CredentialStore.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ private function encryptCredFileContents($credContents)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            list($key, $value) = explode("=", $credValue);
+            list($key, $value) = explode("=", $credValue, 2);
             if (!empty($value)) {
                 $encryptedCreds[$key] = openssl_encrypt(
                     $value,