diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_driver.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_driver.rb
index 3dfbd7b949..f3dcf5dabc 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/802.1Q/vlan_driver.rb
@@ -92,18 +92,18 @@ class VLANDriver < VNMMAD::VNMDriver
     end
 
     def create_bridge(bridge)
-        OpenNebula.exec_and_log("#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:brctl]} addbr #{bridge}")
+        OpenNebula.exec_and_log("#{command(:brctl)} addbr #{bridge}")
         @bridges[bridge] = Array.new
     end
 
     def device_exists?(dev, vlan=nil)
         dev = "#{dev}.#{vlan}" if vlan
-        `#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ip]} link show #{dev}`
+        `#{command(:ip)} link show #{dev}`
         $?.exitstatus == 0
     end
 
     def create_dev_vlan(dev, vlan)
-        cmd = "#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ip]} link add link #{dev}"
+        cmd = "#{command(:ip)} link add link #{dev}"
         cmd << " name #{dev}.#{vlan} type vlan id #{vlan}"
 
         OpenNebula.exec_and_log(cmd)
@@ -111,18 +111,20 @@ class VLANDriver < VNMMAD::VNMDriver
 
     def attached_bridge_dev?(bridge, dev, vlan=nil)
         return false if !bridge_exists? bridge
+        
         dev = "#{dev}.#{vlan}" if vlan
         @bridges[bridge].include? dev
     end
 
     def attach_brigde_dev(bridge, dev, vlan=nil)
         dev = "#{dev}.#{vlan}" if vlan
-        OpenNebula.exec_and_log("#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:brctl]} addif #{bridge} #{dev}")
+        
+        OpenNebula.exec_and_log("#{command(:brctl)} addif #{bridge} #{dev}")
         @bridges[bridge] << dev
     end
 
     def ifup(dev, vlan=nil)
         dev = "#{dev}.#{vlan}" if vlan
-        OpenNebula.exec_and_log("#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ip]} link set #{dev} up")
+        OpenNebula.exec_and_log("#{command(:ip)} link set #{dev} up")
     end
 end
diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/fw_driver.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/fw_driver.rb
index 6a70883384..892f28944e 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/fw_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/fw_driver.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module VNMMAD
             vm_id =  @vm['ID']
             process do |nic|
                 chain   = "one-#{vm_id}-#{nic[:network_id]}"
-                iptables_out = `#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:iptables]} -n -v --line-numbers -L FORWARD`
+                iptables_out = `#{command(:iptables)} -n -v --line-numbers -L FORWARD`
                 if m = iptables_out.match(/.*#{chain}.*/)
                     rule_num = m[0].split(/\s+/)[0]
                     purge_chain(chain, rule_num)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ module VNMMAD
         end
 
         def tap_to_chain(tap, chain)
-            iptables_out = `#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:iptables]} -n -v --line-numbers -L FORWARD`
+            iptables_out = `#{command(:iptables)} -n -v --line-numbers -L FORWARD`
 
             # Insert the rule on top of the 'opennebula' chain if it exists, so it
             # doesn't conflict with the security groups driver
@@ -187,13 +187,13 @@ module VNMMAD
         end
 
         def chain_exists?(chain)
-            iptables_nl =`#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:iptables]} -nL`
+            iptables_nl =`#{command(:iptables)} -nL`
             chains = iptables_nl.scan(/(one-.*?) .*references/).flatten
             chains.include? chain
         end
 
         def rule(rule)
-            "#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:iptables]} #{rule}"
+            "#{command(:iptables)} #{rule}"
         end
     end
 end
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diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vnm_driver.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vnm_driver.rb
index cd2cd8712f..f62df56e06 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vnm_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/lib/vnm_driver.rb
@@ -142,5 +142,17 @@ module VNMMAD
                 SGDriver.new(vm_xml, deploy_id, hypervisor)
             end
         end
+
+        # Returns the associated command including sudo and other configuration
+        # attributes
+        def command(cmd)
+            if VNMNetwork::COMMANDS.keys.include?(cmd.to_sym)
+                cmd_str = "#{VNMNetwork::COMMANDS[cmd.to_sym]}"
+            else
+                cmd_str = "#{cmd}"
+            end
+            
+            return cmd_str
+        end
     end
 end
diff --git a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/ovswitch/OpenvSwitch.rb b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/ovswitch/OpenvSwitch.rb
index 91e0c94233..b6160ecc22 100644
--- a/src/vnm_mad/remotes/ovswitch/OpenvSwitch.rb
+++ b/src/vnm_mad/remotes/ovswitch/OpenvSwitch.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class OpenvSwitchVLAN < VNMMAD::VNMDriver
     end
 
     def tag_vlan
-        cmd =  "#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ovs_vsctl]} set Port #{@nic[:tap]} "
+        cmd =  "#{command(:ovs_vsctl)} set Port #{@nic[:tap]} "
         cmd << "tag=#{vlan}"
 
         run cmd
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class OpenvSwitchVLAN < VNMMAD::VNMDriver
     def tag_trunk_vlans
         range = @nic[:vlan_tagged_id]
         if range? range
-            ovs_vsctl_cmd = "#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ovs_vsctl]} set Port #{@nic[:tap]}"
+            ovs_vsctl_cmd = "#{command(:ovs_vsctl)} set Port #{@nic[:tap]}"
 
             cmd = "#{ovs_vsctl_cmd} trunks=#{range}"
             run cmd
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class OpenvSwitchVLAN < VNMMAD::VNMDriver
     def del_flows
         in_port = ""
 
-        dump_flows = "#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ovs_ofctl]} dump-flows #{@nic[:bridge]}"
+        dump_flows = "#{command(:ovs_ofctl)} dump-flows #{@nic[:bridge]}"
         `#{dump_flows}`.lines do |flow|
             next unless flow.match("#{@nic[:mac]}")
             flow = flow.split.select{|e| e.match(@nic[:mac])}.first
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ class OpenvSwitchVLAN < VNMMAD::VNMDriver
     def add_flow(filter,action,priority=nil)
         priority = (priority.to_s.empty? ? "" : "priority=#{priority},")
 
-        run "#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ovs_ofctl]} add-flow " <<
+        run "#{command(:ovs_ofctl)} add-flow " <<
             "#{@nic[:bridge]} #{filter},#{priority}actions=#{action}"
     end
 
     def del_flow(filter)
         filter.gsub!(/priority=(\d+)/,"")
-        run "#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ovs_ofctl]} del-flows " <<
+        run "#{command(:ovs_ofctl)} del-flows " <<
             "#{@nic[:bridge]} #{filter}"
     end
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class OpenvSwitchVLAN < VNMMAD::VNMDriver
     def port
         return @nic[:port] if @nic[:port]
 
-        dump_ports = `#{VNMMAD::COMMANDS[:ovs_ofctl]} \
+        dump_ports = `#{command(:ovs_ofctl)} \
                       dump-ports #{@nic[:bridge]} #{@nic[:tap]}`
 
         @nic[:port] = dump_ports.scan(/^\s*port\s*(\d+):/).flatten.first