diff --git a/share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py b/share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py
index 1a6c8cc901..36a2b1b7f3 100755
--- a/share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py
+++ b/share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def main():
     rpcauth = f'{args.username}:{salt}${password_hmac}'
 
     if args.output:
-        file = open(args.output, "x", encoding="utf8")
-        file.write(rpcauth)
+        file = open(args.output, "a", encoding="utf8")
+        file.write(rpcauth + "\n")
 
     if args.json:
         odict={'username':args.username, 'password':args.password}
diff --git a/src/httprpc.cpp b/src/httprpc.cpp
index 9c0815aac6..c74de5baaa 100644
--- a/src/httprpc.cpp
+++ b/src/httprpc.cpp
@@ -335,13 +335,14 @@ static bool InitRPCAuthentication()
             file.open(path);
             if (!file.is_open()) continue;
             std::string rpcauth;
-            std::getline(file, rpcauth);
-            std::vector<std::string> fields{SplitString(rpcauth, ':')};
-            const std::vector<std::string> salt_hmac{SplitString(fields.back(), '$')};
-            if (fields.size() == 2 && salt_hmac.size() == 2) {
-                fields.pop_back();
-                fields.insert(fields.end(), salt_hmac.begin(), salt_hmac.end());
-                g_rpcauth.push_back(fields);
+            while (std::getline(file, rpcauth)) {
+                std::vector<std::string> fields{SplitString(rpcauth, ':')};
+                const std::vector<std::string> salt_hmac{SplitString(fields.back(), '$')};
+                if (fields.size() == 2 && salt_hmac.size() == 2) {
+                    fields.pop_back();
+                    fields.insert(fields.end(), salt_hmac.begin(), salt_hmac.end());
+                    g_rpcauth.push_back(fields);
+                }
             }
         }
     }