diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/smarthub3/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/smarthub3/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data
index 1fb22b312615ce2f59606bfe3194cee1156d4fcf..9201ad13fce56a6445d3cca383dc749e64415fa9 100755
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/smarthub3/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/smarthub3/base-files/etc/init.d/board_data
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ boot() {
 	basemac=${basemac//-/:} # macaddr separator in brddata is '-'
 	json_get_var hardware_version hwver "0"
 	json_get_var wpa_key wlan_key "00000000"
-	json_get_var dect_rfpi RFPI "00-00-00-00-00"
+	json_get_var dect_rfpi RFPI "00.00.00.00.00"
+	dect_rfpi=${dect_rfpi//-/.} # RFPI separator in brddata is '-'
 	json_get_var dect_rxtun RXTUN "00"
 
 	db -q set hw.board.serial_number="$serial_number"