diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/userdata.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/userdata.sh
index 475bc81b439..6efdb13c221 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/userdata.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/userdata.sh
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ create_htaccess() {
   htaccessFile=$htaccessFolder/.htaccess
   mkdir -p $htaccessFolder
   touch $htaccessFile
-  grep -w $file $htaccessFile 
-
-  if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then 
+  
+  #grep -w $file $htaccessFile
+  grep -F `echo $entry` $htaccessFile
+  
+  if [ \$? -gt 0 ]; then 
     echo -e $entry >> $htaccessFile; 
   fi
   result=$?