diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
index 06780aee699..11866602c49 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -1491,6 +1491,7 @@ done
 echo -e "\n\t}\n}" >> ${CHEF_TMP_FILE}
 if [ "$TYPE" != "unknown" ]
 then
+	cp ${CHEF_TMP_FILE} /var/cache/cloud/cmd_line.json
 	mv ${CHEF_TMP_FILE} /etc/cloudstack/cmd_line.json
 fi
 
diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs_cmdline.py b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs_cmdline.py
index 6868a454ce7..f37dacf58fd 100644
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs_cmdline.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs_cmdline.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from pprint import pprint
 
 def merge(dbag, cmdline):
-    dbag.setdefault('config', []).append( cmdline )
+    dbag['config'] = cmdline
     return dbag
diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
index a198a880c2c..31a6b97d51e 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ qf = loadQueueFile()
 qf.setFile(sys.argv[1])
 qf.load(None)
 
+qf = loadQueueFile()
+qf.setFile("cmd_line.json")
+qf.load(None)
+
 # Converge
 run = subprocess.Popen(["/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py"],
                            stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)