diff --git a/bin/cassandra.ps1 b/bin/cassandra.ps1
index 80049ee786..41ea7c1d10 100644
--- a/bin/cassandra.ps1
+++ b/bin/cassandra.ps1
@@ -299,12 +299,12 @@ Function VerifyPortsAreAvailable
     {
         if ($line -match "^listen_address:")
         {
-            $args = $line -Split ":"
+            $args = $line -Split ": "
             $listenAddress = $args[1] -replace " ", ""
         }
         if ($line -match "^rpc_address:")
         {
-            $args = $line -Split ":"
+            $args = $line -Split ": "
             $rpcAddress = $args[1] -replace " ", ""
         }
     }