diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsHelper.py b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsHelper.py
index 6706d4f7f68..9095558a55f 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsHelper.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsHelper.py
@@ -213,12 +213,7 @@ def copy_if_needed(src, dest):
     """
     if os.path.isfile(dest):
         return
-    try:
-        shutil.copy2(src, dest)
-    except IOError:
-        logging.Error("Could not copy %s to %s" % (src, dest))
-    else:
-        logging.info("Copied %s to %s" % (src, dest))
+    copy(src, dest)
 
 def copy(src, dest):
     """
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 dcdadfa42d5..0f71673e307 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/cs/CsRedundant.py
@@ -99,10 +99,12 @@ class CsRedundant(object):
 
         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)
         CsHelper.copy_if_needed(
             "%s/%s" % (self.CS_TEMPLATES_DIR, "checkrouter.sh.templ"), "/opt/cloud/bin/checkrouter.sh")
+        #The file is always copied so the RVR doesn't't get the wrong config.
+        #Concerning the r-VPC, the configuration will be applied in a different manner
+        CsHelper.copy(
+            "%s/%s" % (self.CS_TEMPLATES_DIR, "conntrackd.conf.templ"), self.CONNTRACKD_CONF)
 
         CsHelper.execute(
             'sed -i "s/--exec\ \$DAEMON;/--exec\ \$DAEMON\ --\ --vrrp;/g" /etc/init.d/keepalived')