diff --git a/redis/client.py b/redis/client.py
index 40493d09a8..9e505482ce 100644
--- a/redis/client.py
+++ b/redis/client.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def get_value(value):
 
     for line in response.splitlines():
         if line and not line.startswith('#'):
-            key, value = line.split(':')
+            key, value = line.split(':', 1)
             info[key] = get_value(value)
     return info