diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.cc b/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.cc
index f1f8857e03..55f424344b 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SSH_Analyzer::SSH_Analyzer(Connection* c)
 	{
 	interp = new binpac::SSH::SSH_Conn(this);
 	had_gap = false;
-	auth_decision_made = false;
+	auth_decision = AUTH_UNKNOWN;
 	skipped_banner = false;
 	service_accept_size = 0;
 	userauth_failure_size = 0;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void SSH_Analyzer::DeliverStream(int len, const u_char* data, bool orig)
 			BifEvent::generate_ssh_encrypted_packet(interp->bro_analyzer(), interp->bro_analyzer()->Conn(),
 				orig, len);
 
-		if ( ! auth_decision_made )
+		if ( auth_decision != AUTH_SUCCESS )
 			ProcessEncrypted(len, orig);
 
 		return;
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ void SSH_Analyzer::ProcessEncrypted(int len, bool orig)
 		// -16.
 		if ( ! userauth_failure_size && (len + 16 == service_accept_size) )
 			{
-			auth_decision_made = true;
 			if ( ssh_auth_successful )
 				BifEvent::generate_ssh_auth_successful(interp->bro_analyzer(), interp->bro_analyzer()->Conn(), true);
+
+			auth_decision = AUTH_SUCCESS;
 			return;
 			}
 
@@ -131,17 +132,20 @@ void SSH_Analyzer::ProcessEncrypted(int len, bool orig)
 		// another packet of the same size.
 		if ( len == userauth_failure_size )
 			{
-			if ( ssh_auth_failed )
+			if ( ssh_auth_failed && auth_decision != AUTH_FAILURE )
 				BifEvent::generate_ssh_auth_failed(interp->bro_analyzer(), interp->bro_analyzer()->Conn());
+
+			auth_decision = AUTH_FAILURE;
 			return;
 			}
 
 		// ...or a success packet.
 		if ( len - service_accept_size == -16 )
 			{
-			auth_decision_made = true;
 			if ( ssh_auth_successful )
 				BifEvent::generate_ssh_auth_successful(interp->bro_analyzer(), interp->bro_analyzer()->Conn(), false);
+
+			auth_decision = AUTH_SUCCESS;
 			return;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.h b/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.h
index dc3a7c5e39..89668f93d1 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.h
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocol/ssh/SSH.h
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ namespace analyzer {
 			bool had_gap;
 
 			// Packet analysis stuff
-			bool auth_decision_made;
 			bool skipped_banner;
-
 			int service_accept_size;
 			int userauth_failure_size;
 
+			enum AuthDecision {
+				AUTH_UNKNOWN, AUTH_FAILURE, AUTH_SUCCESS
+			} auth_decision;
+
 			};
 
 		}
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.protocols.ssh.one-auth-fail-only/output b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.protocols.ssh.one-auth-fail-only/output
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a210e7b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.protocols.ssh.one-auth-fail-only/output
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+C0LAHyvtKSQHyJxIl
+C37jN32gN3y3AZzyf6
+C3eiCBGOLw3VtHfOj
+C4J4Th3PJpwUYZZ6gc
+CHhAvVGS1DHFjwGM9
+CP5puj4I8PtEU4qzYg
+CUM0KZ3MLUfNB0cl11
+ClEkJM2Vm5giqnMf4h
+CmES5u32sYpV7JYN
+CtPZjS20MLrsMUOJi2
+CwjjYJ2WqgTbAqiHl6
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssh/one-auth-fail-only.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssh/one-auth-fail-only.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc39683a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssh/one-auth-fail-only.test
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# @TEST-EXEC: bro -C -r $TRACES/ssh/sshguess.pcap %INPUT | sort >output
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff output
+
+event ssh_auth_failed(c: connection)
+    {
+    print c$uid;
+    }