diff --git a/nova/tests/baremetal/test_virtual_power_driver.py b/nova/tests/baremetal/test_virtual_power_driver.py
index 64dccabdd3..b98ef51824 100644
--- a/nova/tests/baremetal/test_virtual_power_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/baremetal/test_virtual_power_driver.py
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ class BareMetalVPDTestCase(bm_db_base.BMDBTestCase):
                 service_host='test_host',
                 cpus=2,
                 memory_mb=2048,
-                prov_mac_address='11:11:11:11:11:11',
+                prov_mac_address='aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff',
             )
         self.nic_info = [
-                {'address': '22:22:22:22:22:22', 'datapath_id': '0x1',
+                {'address': '11:11:11:11:11:11', 'datapath_id': '0x1',
                     'port_no': 1},
-                {'address': '33:33:33:33:33:33', 'datapath_id': '0x2',
+                {'address': '22:22:22:22:22:22', 'datapath_id': '0x2',
                     'port_no': 2},
             ]
         self.addCleanup(fake_image.FakeImageService_reset)
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ class VPDClassMethodsTestCase(BareMetalVPDTestCase):
 
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.pm, '_run_command')
         cmd = self.pm._vp_cmd.get_node_macs.replace('{_NodeName_}', 'testNode')
+        # aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff is prov_mac_adress. Check it is not used to
+        # find the node.
         self.pm._run_command(cmd).AndReturn(["aabbccddeeff", "ffeeddccbbaa"])
 
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
diff --git a/nova/virt/baremetal/virtual_power_driver.py b/nova/virt/baremetal/virtual_power_driver.py
index e4e91240cc..2e659b8c3c 100644
--- a/nova/virt/baremetal/virtual_power_driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/baremetal/virtual_power_driver.py
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
+from nova import context as nova_context
 from nova import exception
 from nova.openstack.common import importutils
 from nova.openstack.common import log as logging
 from nova import utils
 from nova.virt.baremetal import baremetal_states
 from nova.virt.baremetal import base
+from nova.virt.baremetal import db
 import nova.virt.powervm.common as connection
 
 opts = [
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ _cmds = None
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def _normalize_mac(mac):
+    return mac.replace(':', '').lower()
+
+
 class VirtualPowerManager(base.PowerManager):
     """Virtual Power Driver for Baremetal Nova Compute
 
@@ -92,8 +98,9 @@ class VirtualPowerManager(base.PowerManager):
         node = kwargs.pop('node', {})
         instance = kwargs.pop('instance', {})
         self._node_name = instance.get('hostname', "")
-        self._mac_address = node.get('prov_mac_address', "")
-        self._mac_address = self._mac_address.replace(':', '')
+        context = nova_context.get_admin_context()
+        ifs = db.bm_interface_get_all_by_bm_node_id(context, node['id'])
+        self._mac_addresses = [_normalize_mac(i['address']) for i in ifs]
         self._connection = None
         self._matched_name = ''
         self.state = None
@@ -135,7 +142,7 @@ class VirtualPowerManager(base.PowerManager):
         return full_list
 
     def _check_for_node(self):
-        LOG.debug("Looking up Name for Mac address %s." % self._mac_address)
+        LOG.debug("Looking up Name for Mac address %s." % self._mac_addresses)
         self._matched_name = ''
         full_node_list = self._get_full_node_list()
 
@@ -144,11 +151,9 @@ class VirtualPowerManager(base.PowerManager):
             mac_address_list = self._run_command(cmd)
 
             for mac in mac_address_list:
-                if self._mac_address.lower() in mac.lower():
+                if _normalize_mac(mac) in self._mac_addresses:
                     self._matched_name = ('"%s"' % node)
                     break
-            if self._matched_name:
-                break
         return self._matched_name
 
     def activate_node(self):