diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Infrastructure/Claims/Parser/ClaimsParser.cs b/src/Ocelot/Infrastructure/Claims/Parser/ClaimsParser.cs
index e25a58c8..157ebbd3 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Infrastructure/Claims/Parser/ClaimsParser.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Infrastructure/Claims/Parser/ClaimsParser.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace Ocelot.Infrastructure.Claims.Parser
 {
-    using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
+    using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
     using Responses;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Linq;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
             var splits = claimResponse.Data.Split(delimiter.ToCharArray());
 
-            if (splits.Length < index || index < 0)
+            if (splits.Length <= index || index < 0)
             {
                 return new ErrorResponse<string>(new CannotFindClaimError($"Cannot find claim for key: {key}, delimiter: {delimiter}, index: {index}"));
             }
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
             return new ErrorResponse<string>(new CannotFindClaimError($"Cannot find claim for key: {key}"));
         }
     }
-}
+}