diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py
index 5c5b05467..cf18a8efc 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SSHCredentialCollector(ICredentialCollector):
                     ssh_keypair.get("private_key", ""), ssh_keypair.get("public_key", "")
                 )
 
-            if identity is not None:
+            if any([identity, secret]):
                 ssh_credentials.append(Credentials(identity, secret))
 
         return ssh_credentials
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py
index c092ed1fb..c6d2a869d 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ def test_ssh_info_result_parsing(monkeypatch, patch_telemetry_messenger):
             "private_key": None,
         },
         {"name": "guest", "home_dir": "/", "public_key": None, "private_key": None},
+        {
+            "name": "",
+            "home_dir": "/home/mcus",
+            "public_key": "PubKey",
+            "private_key": "PrivKey",
+        },
     ]
     patch_ssh_handler(ssh_creds, monkeypatch)
 
@@ -53,11 +59,13 @@ def test_ssh_info_result_parsing(monkeypatch, patch_telemetry_messenger):
 
     ssh_keypair1 = SSHKeypair("ExtremelyGoodPrivateKey", "SomePublicKeyUbuntu")
     ssh_keypair2 = SSHKeypair("", "AnotherPublicKey")
+    ssh_keypair3 = SSHKeypair("PrivKey", "PubKey")
 
     expected = [
         Credentials(identity=username, secret=ssh_keypair1),
         Credentials(identity=username2, secret=ssh_keypair2),
         Credentials(identity=username3, secret=None),
+        Credentials(identity=None, secret=ssh_keypair3),
     ]
     collected = SSHCredentialCollector(patch_telemetry_messenger).collect_credentials()
     assert expected == collected