diff --git a/wolfssh/test.h b/wolfssh/test.h
index ea8f6b8c4..26ca90e35 100644
--- a/wolfssh/test.h
+++ b/wolfssh/test.h
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
                 a[i] += cp[j] - '0';
                 j++;
             }
+            if (cp[j] == '.') {
+                j++; /* increment past '.' */
+            }
         }
         ret = ((a[3]<<24) + (a[2]<<16) + (a[1]<<8) + a[0]) ;
         return(ret) ;