diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/genduiduuid.sh b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/genduiduuid.sh
index 697e73ac3..3def18f84 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/genduiduuid.sh
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/genduiduuid.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ if [ -r /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid ]; then
     for i in `sed -e s/-//g -e 's/\(..\)/\1 /g' /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_uuid`; do
         num=`printf "%d" 0x$i`
         octnum=`printf "\\%03o" 0x$i`
-        if [ $num -lt 127 -a $num -gt 34 ]; then
-            octnum=`printf $octnum`
-        fi
+#Instead of hoping to be inside printable case, just make them all octal codes
+#        if [ $num -lt 127 -a $num -gt 34 ]; then
+#            octnum=`printf $octnum`
+#        fi
         duid=$duid$octnum
     done
     duid=$duid'";'