diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/savepassword.sh b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/savepassword.sh
index 1ea27e5b702..21fa09d5b7e 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/savepassword.sh
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/savepassword.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ done
 
 [ -f $PASSWD_FILE ] ||  touch $PASSWD_FILE
 
-sed -i /$VM_IP/d $PASSWD_FILE
+sed -i /$VM_IP=/d $PASSWD_FILE
 
 ps aux | grep serve_password.sh |grep -v grep 2>&1 > /dev/null
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]