diff --git a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
index 3d35f35b7..810aac264 100644
--- a/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
+++ b/oam/oamcpp/liboamcpp.cpp
@@ -5987,7 +5987,7 @@ namespace oam
         }
 
 		//attach and format volumes
-		device = "/dev/sdf";
+		device = "/dev/xvdf";
 
 		string localInstance = getEC2LocalInstance();