diff --git a/scripts/telnet-brute.nse b/scripts/telnet-brute.nse
index 5b220a109..88f5f972d 100644
--- a/scripts/telnet-brute.nse
+++ b/scripts/telnet-brute.nse
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ local is_username_prompt = function (str)
   local lcstr = str:lower()
   return lcstr:find("%f[%w]username%s*:%s*$")
       or lcstr:find("%f[%w]login%s*:%s*$")
+      or lcstr:find("%f[%w]login as%s*:%s*$")
 end