diff --git a/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_browsermanagement.py b/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_browsermanagement.py
index dc10d2b2d..d08ab42e0 100644
--- a/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_browsermanagement.py
+++ b/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_browsermanagement.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def _create_desired_capabilities(self, capabilities_type, capabilities_string):
         desired_capabilities = capabilities_type
         if capabilities_string:
             for cap in capabilities_string.split(","):
-                (key, value) = cap.split(":")
+                (key, value) = cap.split(":",1)
                 desired_capabilities[key.strip()] = value.strip()
         return desired_capabilities