diff --git a/src/tm_mad/tm_common.sh b/src/tm_mad/tm_common.sh
index f0ef498ca6..8b70998419 100644
--- a/src/tm_mad/tm_common.sh
+++ b/src/tm_mad/tm_common.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ WGET=/usr/bin/wget
 
 function get_vmdir
 {
-    VMDIR=`$ONE_CONF | grep '^VM_DIR=' $ONE_LOCAL_VAR | cut -d= -f2`
+    VMDIR=`grep '^VM_DIR=' $ONE_LOCAL_VAR | cut -d= -f2`
 }
 
 function fix_paths