diff --git a/scripts/function/munge_path b/scripts/function/munge_path
index 257c6fe..bd5a1ab 100644
--- a/scripts/function/munge_path
+++ b/scripts/function/munge_path
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ __gvm_munge_path() {
         return 1
     fi
 
-    IFS=': ' path_in_ary=( $(printf "%s" "${path_in}") ) IFS="$defaultIFS"
+    IFS=':' path_in_ary=( $(printf "%s" "${path_in}") ) IFS="$defaultIFS"
 
     # extract path elements
     local _path