diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
index a471631d7..53864815d 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/awk -f
 BEGIN {
         if ((ENVIRON["USEOPENSSLFORXCAT"]) || (ENVIRON["AIX"])) {
-            server = "openssl s_client -quiet -no_ssl3 -no_ssl2 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " -rand /bin/nice 2> /dev/null"
+            server = "openssl s_client -quiet -no_ssl3 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " 2> /dev/null"
         } else {
             server = "/inet/tcp/0/127.0.0.1/400"
         }