diff --git a/tests/ccmcluster.py b/tests/ccmcluster.py
index 162b3a7c..cf3eae62 100644
--- a/tests/ccmcluster.py
+++ b/tests/ccmcluster.py
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ def parse_cluster_status(self, stdout):
         """
         nodes_status = []
         for line in stdout.split("\n")[2:]:
-            node, status = line.split(":")
+            chunks = line.split(":")
+            if len(chunks) != 2:
+                continue
+            node, status = chunks
             nodes_status.append((node.strip(), status.strip()))
 
         return nodes_status