diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py
index 915155194b4..bac9fefab87 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ class CsRedundant(object):
                 d = s.replace(".templ", "")
             CsHelper.copy_if_needed(
                 "%s/%s" % (self.CS_TEMPLATES_DIR, s), "%s/%s" % (self.CS_ROUTER_DIR, d))
-        CsHelper.copy(
+
+        CsHelper.copy_if_needed(
             "%s/%s" % (self.CS_TEMPLATES_DIR, "keepalived.conf.templ"), self.KEEPALIVED_CONF)
         CsHelper.copy_if_needed(
             "%s/%s" % (self.CS_TEMPLATES_DIR, "conntrackd.conf.templ"), self.CONNTRACKD_CONF)