diff --git a/include/tests_authentication b/include/tests_authentication
index d4e9463b..dd48d80c 100644
--- a/include/tests_authentication
+++ b/include/tests_authentication
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@
 
     # Test        : AUTH-9204
     # Description : Check users with UID zero (0)
+    # Notes       : Ignores :0: in file if match is in NIS related line
     Register --test-no AUTH-9204 --weight L --network NO --description "Check users with an UID of zero"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         # Search accounts with UID 0
         logtext "Test: Searching accounts with UID 0"
-        FIND=`grep ':0:' /etc/passwd | egrep -v '^#|^root:|^:0:0:::' | cut -d ":" -f1,3 | grep ':0'`
+        FIND=`grep ':0:' /etc/passwd | egrep -v '^#|^root:|^(\+:\*)?:0:0:::' | cut -d ":" -f1,3 | grep ':0'`
         if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
             Display --indent 2 --text "- Search administrator accounts" --result WARNING --color RED
             logtext "Result: Found more than one administrator accounts"