diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
index 96fd9290b..f6523a445 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/blade.pm
@@ -4479,6 +4479,9 @@ sub passwd {
             return ([1, @data]);
         }
     }
+    # setting the password expire time to 0, never expired
+    $t->cmd("accseccfg -pe 0 -T system:$mm");
+
     @data = ();
     my $snmp_cmd = "users -n $user -ap sha -pp des -ppw $pass -T system:$mm";
     @data = $t->cmd($snmp_cmd);