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 acd117236f9..0edd11ea05f 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ setup_secstorage() {
         sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteEngine On \n&/" $SSL_FILE
         sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on \n&/" $SSL_FILE
         sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} =POST \n&/" $SSL_FILE
-        sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteRule ^\/upload\/(.*) http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8210\/upload?uuid=$1 [P,L] \n&/" $SSL_FILE
+        sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteRule ^\/upload\/(.*) http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8210\/upload?uuid=\$1 [P,L] \n&/" $SSL_FILE
     fi
   fi
 
diff --git a/systemvm/scripts/config_ssl.sh b/systemvm/scripts/config_ssl.sh
index 2ef200e304e..8022b78d256 100755
--- a/systemvm/scripts/config_ssl.sh
+++ b/systemvm/scripts/config_ssl.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ config_apache2_conf() {
         sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteEngine On \n&/" $SSL_FILE
         sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on \n&/" $SSL_FILE
         sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} =POST \n&/" $SSL_FILE
-        sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteRule ^\/upload\/(.*) http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8210\/upload?uuid=$1 [P,L] \n&/" $SSL_FILE
+        sed -i -e "s/<\/VirtualHost>/RewriteRule ^\/upload\/(.*) http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8210\/upload?uuid=\$1 [P,L] \n&/" $SSL_FILE
     fi
   fi