diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/genesis/test.sh b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/genesis/test.sh
index 8c8a97acb..28d59879f 100755
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/genesis/test.sh
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/genesis/test.sh
@@ -30,39 +30,27 @@ function check_destiny() {
     MASTERIP=`lsdef -t site -i master -c 2>&1 | awk -F'=' '{print $2}'`;
     MASTERNET=`ifconfig  | awk "BEGIN{RS=\"\"}/\<$MASTERIP\>/{print \$1}"|head -n 1 | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}'|awk -F ":"  '{print \$1}' 2>&1`;
     NET2=`netstat -i -a|grep -v Kernel|grep -v Iface |grep -v lo|grep -v $MASTERNET|head -n 1|awk '{print $1}'`;
-    NET2IP="";
 
     echo "MASTERIP=$MASTERIP"
     echo "MASTERNET=$MASTERNET"
     echo "NET2=$NET2"
-    echo "NET2IP=$NET2IP"
 
     if [[ -z $NET2 ]];then
         echo "There is no second network, could not verify the test"
         return 1;
     else
-        NET2IPstring=`ifconfig $NET2 |grep inet|grep -v inet6`;
-        if [[ $? -eq 0 ]];then
-            echo "Something is set for $NET2IPstring ... using it." 
-            NET2IP=`ifconfig $NET2 |grep inet|grep -v inet6|awk -F ' ' '{print $2}'|awk -F ":" '{print $2}'`;
-            if [[ -z $NET2IP ]];then
-                NET2IP=`ifconfig $NET2 |grep inet|grep -v inet6|awk -F ' ' '{print $2}'`;
-            fi
-        else
-            NET2IP=0.0.0.0;
-        fi
-
-        # Seems like this NET2IP doesn't do anything with it, what happens if it's not in the 60 network 
-        echo "The original NET2 IP is $NET2IP"
-        cmd="ifconfig $NET2 $MASTER_PRIVATE_IP netmask $MASTER_PRIVATE_NETMASK";
+        echo "Add ip addr $MASTER_PRIVATE_IP/$MASTER_PRIVATE_NETMASK to $NET2"
+        cmd="ip addr add $MASTER_PRIVATE_IP/$MASTER_PRIVATE_NETMASK dev $NET2";
         runcmd $cmd;
+        echo "Running makenetworks command"
         cmd="makenetworks";
         runcmd $cmd;
         makehosts ${TESTNODE}
         grep ${TESTNODE} /etc/hosts 
         cmd="nodeset ${TESTNODE}  shell";
         runcmd $cmd;
-        cmd="ifconfig $NET2 $NET2IP";
+        echo "Delete ip addr $MASTER_PRIVATE_IP/$MASTER_PRIVATE_NETMASK from $NET2"
+        cmd="ip addr del $MASTER_PRIVATE_IP/$MASTER_PRIVATE_NETMASK dev $NET2";
         runcmd $cmd;
         echo "Check if 'nodeset ${TESTNODE} shell' is added to ${SHELLFOLDER}/${TESTNODE}"
         echo "==============================================="