diff --git a/cns/restserver/util.go b/cns/restserver/util.go
index 2af74d14c1..1ca49b8de9 100644
--- a/cns/restserver/util.go
+++ b/cns/restserver/util.go
@@ -125,11 +125,15 @@ func (service *HTTPRestService) saveNetworkContainerGoalState(req cns.CreateNetw
 		hostVersion = "-1"
 	}
 
+	// Remove the auth token before saving the containerStatus to cns json file
+	createNetworkContainerRequest := req
+	createNetworkContainerRequest.AuthorizationToken = ""
+
 	service.state.ContainerStatus[req.NetworkContainerid] =
 		containerstatus{
 			ID:                            req.NetworkContainerid,
 			VMVersion:                     req.Version,
-			CreateNetworkContainerRequest: req,
+			CreateNetworkContainerRequest: createNetworkContainerRequest,
 			HostVersion:                   hostVersion,
 			VfpUpdateComplete:             vfpUpdateComplete}