diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/passwd_server b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/passwd_server
index 596715e0bd0..c5b66914325 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/passwd_server
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/passwd_server
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 . /etc/default/cloud-passwd-srvr
-guestIp=$(ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet addr:' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{ print $1}')
+#guestIp=$(ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet addr:' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{ print $1}')
 
 while [ "$ENABLED" == "1" ]
 do
-	socat -lf /var/log/cloud.log TCP4-LISTEN:8080,reuseaddr,crnl,bind=$guestIp SYSTEM:"/opt/cloud/bin/serve_password.sh \"\$SOCAT_PEERADDR\""
+	socat -lf /var/log/cloud.log TCP4-LISTEN:8080,reuseaddr,crnl,bindtodevice=eth0 SYSTEM:"/opt/cloud/bin/serve_password.sh \"\$SOCAT_PEERADDR\""
 
 	rc=$?
 	if [ $rc -ne 0 ]