diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index bb4246eb7df9..11c1effe951c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -863,9 +863,8 @@ private boolean resetVMSSHKeyInternal(Long vmId, String sshPublicKey, String pas
                 userVm.setPassword(password);
                 //update the encrypted password in vm_details table too
                 encryptAndStorePassword(userVm, password);
-            } else {
-                _vmDao.saveDetails(userVm);
             }
+            _vmDao.saveDetails(userVm);
 
             if (vmInstance.getState() == State.Stopped) {
                 s_logger.debug("Vm " + vmInstance + " is stopped, not rebooting it as a part of SSH Key reset");