diff --git a/vclusterops/start_node.go b/vclusterops/start_node.go
index 30836a7..0bda007 100644
--- a/vclusterops/start_node.go
+++ b/vclusterops/start_node.go
@@ -457,13 +457,13 @@ func produceStartNodeReIPInstructions(instructions *[]clusterOp,
 	}
 	// host is set to nil value in the reload spread step
 	// we use information from node information to find the up host later
-	httpsReloadSpreadOp, err := makeHTTPSReloadSpreadOp(true, options.UserName, options.Password)
+	httpsReloadSpreadOp, err := makeHTTPSReloadSpreadOp(options.usePassword, options.UserName, options.Password)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// update new vdb information after re-ip
 	httpsGetNodesInfoOp, err := makeHTTPSGetNodesInfoOp(options.DBName, options.Hosts,
-		options.usePassword, options.UserName, options.Password, vdb, true, startNodeInfo.Sandbox)
+		options.usePassword, options.UserName, options.Password, vdb, options.usePassword, startNodeInfo.Sandbox)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/vclusterops/start_subcluster.go b/vclusterops/start_subcluster.go
index fbb3361..89509d8 100644
--- a/vclusterops/start_subcluster.go
+++ b/vclusterops/start_subcluster.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (options *VStartScOptions) validateParseOptions(logger vlog.Printer) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// batch 2: validate eon params
+	// batch 2: validate eon parameters
 	err = options.validateEonOptions()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err