diff --git a/src/dragonball/src/vm/mod.rs b/src/dragonball/src/vm/mod.rs
index 39f5483e9..4c4a8a7b1 100644
--- a/src/dragonball/src/vm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dragonball/src/vm/mod.rs
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ impl Vm {
         let mem_type = self.vm_config.mem_type.clone();
         let mut mem_file_path = String::from("");
         if mem_type == "hugetlbfs" {
+            mem_file_path = self.vm_config.mem_file_path.clone();
             let shared_info = self.shared_info.read()
                     .expect("Failed to determine if instance is initialized because shared info couldn't be read due to poisoned lock");
             mem_file_path.push_str("/dragonball/");