diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/diagnostics/DiagnosticsServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/diagnostics/DiagnosticsServiceImpl.java
index 0184a44ff39..f5bba77b2ab 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/diagnostics/DiagnosticsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/diagnostics/DiagnosticsServiceImpl.java
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ public class DiagnosticsServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements PluggableServ
             File dataDirectory = new File(dataDirectoryInSecondaryStore);
             boolean existsInSecondaryStore = dataDirectory.exists() || dataDirectory.mkdir();
             if (existsInSecondaryStore) {
-                // scp from system VM to mounted sec storage directory
-                File permKey = new File("/var/cloudstack/management/.ssh/id_rsa");
+                String homeDir = System.getProperty("user.home");
+                File permKey = new File(homeDir + "/.ssh/id_rsa");
                 SshHelper.scpFrom(vmSshIp, 3922, "root", permKey, dataDirectoryInSecondaryStore, diagnosticsFile);
             }