diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/configMellanox b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/configMellanox
index ee6d0e227..f0a771488 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/configMellanox
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/scripts/configMellanox
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ sub config_snmp {
             $snmp_auth = "sha\r";
         }
 
-        $cmd = `xdsh $switch -l $user --devicetype IBSwitch::Mellanox "enable;configure terminal;snmp-server user $snmp_user v3 enable;snmp-server user $snmp_user v3 auth $snmp_auth $snmp_passwd;no snmp-server user $snmp_user v3 require-privacy;configuration write;exit;exit" `;
+        $cmd = "xdsh $switch -l $user --devicetype IBSwitch::Mellanox 'enable;configure terminal;snmp-server user $snmp_user v3 enable;snmp-server user $snmp_user v3 auth $snmp_auth $snmp_passwd;no snmp-server user $snmp_user v3 require-privacy;configuration write;exit' ";
+        $rc= xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
         if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0) {
             xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E","Failed to set snmpv3 for $switch");
         } else {