diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
index 11fad88164e..4cc16de0249 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
@@ -921,9 +921,11 @@ def main(argv):
     config.address().compare()
     config.address().process()
 
-    logging.debug("Configuring vmpassword")
-    password = CsPassword("vmpassword", config)
-    password.process()
+    process_file = argv[1]
+    if process_file in ["cmd_line.json", "vm_password.json"]:
+        logging.debug("Configuring vmpassword")
+        password = CsPassword("vmpassword", config)
+        password.process()
 
     logging.debug("Configuring vmdata")
     metadata = CsVmMetadata('vmdata', config)
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 35a5cde363c..dddd0c8e3c0 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/update_config.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ currentGuestNetConfig = "/etc/cloudstack/guestnetwork.json"
 
 def finish_config():
     # Converge
-    returncode = configure.main([])
+    returncode = configure.main(sys.argv)
     sys.exit(returncode)