diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_cred.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_cred.c
index 3557cf879..2a9231dfe 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_cred.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/vici_cred.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ CALLBACK(load_shared, vici_message_t*,
 	{
 		type = SHARED_IKE;
 	}
-	else if (strcaseeq(str, "eap"))
+	else if (strcaseeq(str, "eap") || streq(str, "xauth"))
 	{
 		type = SHARED_EAP;
 	}