diff --git a/scripts/script.db b/scripts/script.db
index 7a576f9de..291998678 100644
--- a/scripts/script.db
+++ b/scripts/script.db
@@ -235,5 +235,5 @@ Entry { filename = "wdb-version.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "ve
 Entry { filename = "whois.nse", categories = { "discovery", "external", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "wsdd-discover.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "x11-access.nse", categories = { "auth", "default", "safe", } }
-Entry { filename = "xmpp-brute.nse", categories = { "brute", "intrusive", } }
+Entry { filename = "xmpp-brute.nse", categories = { "auth", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "xmpp.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe", } }
diff --git a/scripts/xmpp-brute.nse b/scripts/xmpp-brute.nse
index ba94f26c1..8704127bd 100644
--- a/scripts/xmpp-brute.nse
+++ b/scripts/xmpp-brute.nse
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ require 'xmpp'
 
 author = "Patrik Karlsson"
 license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
-categories = {"brute", "intrusive"}
+categories = {"auth", "intrusive"}
 
 portrule = shortport.port_or_service(5222, {"jabber", "xmpp-client"})
 
@@ -131,4 +131,4 @@ action = function(host, port)
 		
 	return result
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end