diff --git a/src/im_mad/im_exec/one_im_exec.rb b/src/im_mad/im_exec/one_im_exec.rb
index 42828b6f8d..75c08fc09d 100755
--- a/src/im_mad/im_exec/one_im_exec.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/im_exec/one_im_exec.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ class InformationManagerDriver < OpenNebulaDriver
 
         # register actions
         register_action(:MONITOR, method("action_monitor"))
+
+        # collectd port
+        @collectd_port = 4124
+        begin
+            im_collectd = @config["IM_MAD"].select{|e| e.match(/collectd/)}[0]
+            @collectd_port = im_collectd.match(/-p (\d+)/)[1]
+        rescue
+        end
+
+        File.open('/tmp/collectd_port.log','a'){|f| f.puts @collectd_port}
     end
 
     # Execute the run_probes in the remote host
@@ -73,9 +83,8 @@ class InformationManagerDriver < OpenNebulaDriver
             end
         end
 
-        # TODO: Do not hard-code the port
-        do_action("#{@hypervisor} #{number} 9876", number, host, :MONITOR,
-            :script_name => 'run_probes', :base64 => true)
+        do_action("#{@hypervisor} #{number} #{@collectd_port}", number, host,
+                        :MONITOR, :script_name => 'run_probes', :base64 => true)
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/mad/ruby/DriverExecHelper.rb b/src/mad/ruby/DriverExecHelper.rb
index d462db9cc1..2d9afb4f5e 100644
--- a/src/mad/ruby/DriverExecHelper.rb
+++ b/src/mad/ruby/DriverExecHelper.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 # This module provides an abstraction to generate an execution context for
-# OpenNebula Drivers. The module has been designed to be included as part 
+# OpenNebula Drivers. The module has been designed to be included as part
 # of a driver and not to be used standalone.
 module DriverExecHelper
     # Action result strings for messages
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module DriverExecHelper
     def self.failed?(rc_str)
         return rc_str == RESULT[:failure]
     end
-    
+
     #Initialize module variables
     def initialize_helper(directory, options)
         @config = read_configuration
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module DriverExecHelper
 
     #
     #                 METHODS FOR COMMAND LINE & ACTION PATHS
-    #     
+    #
     # Given the action name and the parameter returns full path of the script
     # and appends its parameters. It uses @local_actions hash to know if the
     # actions is remote or local. If the local actions has defined an special
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module DriverExecHelper
 
     #
     #                METHODS FOR LOGS & COMMAND OUTPUT
-    #     
+    #
     # Sends a message to the OpenNebula core through stdout
     def send_message(action="-", result=RESULT[:failure], id="-", info="-")
         @send_mutex.synchronize {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module DriverExecHelper
         }
     end
 
-    #This method returns the result in terms 
+    #This method returns the result in terms
     def get_info_from_execution(command_exe)
         if command_exe.code == 0
             result = RESULT[:success]
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ module DriverExecHelper
 
         [result, info]
     end
-    
+
     #
-    #     
-    # Simple parser for the config file generated by OpenNebula 
+    #
+    # Simple parser for the config file generated by OpenNebula
     def read_configuration
         one_config=nil
 
@@ -192,7 +192,16 @@ module DriverExecHelper
                 if m
                     name=m[1].strip.upcase
                     value=m[2].strip
-                    config[name]=value
+
+                    if config[name]
+                        if config[name].instance_of? Array
+                            config[name] << value
+                        else
+                            config[name] = [config[name], value]
+                        end
+                    else
+                        config[name]=value
+                    end
                 end
             end
         rescue Exception => e