diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcconfig.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcconfig.pm
index cca06fe67..9f7f0e875 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcconfig.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcconfig.pm
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ sub process_request  {
     $password=$tmphash->{password};
   }
   #$tmphash=($sitetable->getAttribs({key=>'genpasswords'},'value'))[0];
-  my @entries =  xCAT::Utils->get_site_attribute("blademaxp");
+  my @entries =  xCAT::Utils->get_site_attribute("genpasswords");
   my $site_entry = $entries[0];
   if ($site_entry eq "1" or $site_entry  =~ /y(es)?/i) {
     $password = genpassword(10)."1cA!";