diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
index 751ed3174..68490f446 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
@@ -531,8 +531,17 @@ sub mpaconfig {
          }
          my $dstindex = $1;
          if ($assignment) {
+            my $restorev1agent = 0;
+            if (($session->get(['1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.51.2.4.9.3.1.5',0])) == 1) { #per the BLADE MIB, this *must* be zero in order to change SNMP IPs
+               $restorev1agent=1;
+               setoid('1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.51.2.4.9.3.1.5',0,0,'INTEGER');
+            }
             setoid("1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.51.2.4.9.3.1.4.1.1.".(2+$dstindex).".1",1,$value,'OCTET');
             setoid("1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.51.2.4.9.3.1.4.1.1.6.1",1,1,'INTEGER'); #access type: read-traps, don't give full write access to the community
+            if (restorev1agent) { #If we had to transiently disable the v1 agent, put it back the way it was
+               setoid('1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.51.2.4.9.3.1.5',0,1,'INTEGER');
+            }
+
          }
          my $data = $session->get(["1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.51.2.4.9.3.1.4.1.1.".(2+$dstindex).".1.1"]);
          push @cfgtext,"SP SNMP Destination $1: $data";