diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_passwd_server b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_passwd_server
index 6488bec86f4..31fbd8c57cd 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_passwd_server
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/vpc_passwd_server
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ip=$1
 result=$ip
 while [ -n "$result" ]
 do
-    socat -lf /var/log/cloud.log TCP4-LISTEN:8080,reuseaddr,crnl,bind=$ip SYSTEM:"/opt/cloud/bin/serve_password.sh \"\$SOCAT_PEERADDR\""
+    python /opt/cloud/bin/passwd_server_ip.py $ip >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
     rc=$?
     if [ $rc -ne 0 ]
     then