diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/buildsystemvm.sh b/systemvm/patches/debian/buildsystemvm.sh
index b724b295f57..73a3771ca09 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/buildsystemvm.sh
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/buildsystemvm.sh
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ packages() {
   #xenstore utils
   chroot . apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install xenstore-utils libxenstore3.0
   #keepalived - install version 1.2.13 from wheezy backports
-  chroot . apt-get --no-install-recommends -t wheezy-backports -q -y --force-yes install keepalived
+  chroot . apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes -t wheezy-backports install keepalived
   #conntrackd
   chroot . apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install conntrackd ipvsadm libnetfilter-conntrack3 libnl1
   #ipcalc
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 9a983762c35..c106983644f 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class CsRedundant(object):
         heartbeat_cron.add("* * * * * root $SHELL %s/check_heartbeat.sh 2>&1 > /dev/null" % self.CS_ROUTER_DIR, -1)
         heartbeat_cron.add("* * * * * root sleep 30; $SHELL %s/check_heartbeat.sh 2>&1 > /dev/null" % self.CS_ROUTER_DIR, -1)
         heartbeat_cron.commit()
-        
+
         # Configure KeepaliveD cron job - runs at every reboot
         keepalived_cron = CsFile("/etc/cron.d/keepalived")
         keepalived_cron.add("SHELL=/bin/bash", 0)
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ class CsRedundant(object):
         keepalived_cron.add("@reboot root service keepalived start", -1)
         keepalived_cron.commit()
 
+        # Configure ConntrackD cron job - runs at every reboot
+        conntrackd_cron = CsFile("/etc/cron.d/conntrackd")
+        conntrackd_cron.add("SHELL=/bin/bash", 0)
+        conntrackd_cron.add("PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin", 1)
+        conntrackd_cron.add("@reboot root service conntrackd start", -1)
+        conntrackd_cron.commit()
+
         proc = CsProcess(['/usr/sbin/keepalived', '--vrrp'])
         if not proc.find() or keepalived_conf.is_changed():
             CsHelper.service("keepalived", "restart")