diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java
index e476c74d17d2..9597a175a6a1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java
@@ -617,7 +617,9 @@ public void updateKeyPairs() {
             // FIXME: take a global database lock here for safety.
             boolean onWindows = isOnWindows();
             if(!onWindows) {
-                Script.runSimpleBashScript("if [ -f " + privkeyfile + " ]; then rm -f " + privkeyfile + "; fi; ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -m PEM -N '' -f " + privkeyfile + " -q 2>/dev/null || ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -N '' -f " + privkeyfile + " -q");
+                if (!privkeyfile.exists() && !pubkeyfile.exists()) {
+                    Script.runSimpleBashScript("if [ -f " + privkeyfile + " ]; then rm -f " + privkeyfile + "; fi; ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -m PEM -N '' -f " + privkeyfile + " -q 2>/dev/null || ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -N '' -f " + privkeyfile + " -q");
+                }
             }
 
             final String privateKey;