diff --git a/scripts/hostcfgd b/scripts/hostcfgd
index 70ffc07c..b244f874 100644
--- a/scripts/hostcfgd
+++ b/scripts/hostcfgd
@@ -1141,8 +1141,8 @@ class KdumpCfg(object):
             "memory": "0M-2G:256M,2G-4G:320M,4G-8G:384M,8G-:448M",
             "num_dumps": "3",
             "remote": "false",            # New feature: remote, default is "false"
-            "ssh_string": "user@localhost",   # New feature: SSH key, default value
-            "ssh_path": "/a/b/c"          # New feature: SSH path, default value
+            "ssh_string": "root@127.0.0.1",   # New feature: SSH key, default value
+            "ssh_path": "/root/.ssh/id_rsa"          # New feature: SSH path, default value
         }
 
     def load(self, kdump_table):
diff --git a/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py b/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py
index 880aee22..4e7c4be6 100644
--- a/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py
+++ b/tests/hostcfgd/hostcfgd_test.py
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ def test_kdump_event(self):
                 call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--num_dumps', '3']),
                 call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--memory', '0M-2G:256M,2G-4G:320M,4G-8G:384M,8G-:448M']),
                 call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--remote', 'false']),  # Covering remote
-                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_string', 'user@localhost']),  # Covering ssh_string
-                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_path', '/a/b/c'])  # Covering ssh_path
+                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_string', 'root@127.0.0.1']),  # Covering ssh_string
+                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_path', '/root/.ssh/id_rsa'])  # Covering ssh_path
             ]
             mocked_subprocess.check_call.assert_has_calls(expected, any_order=True)
 
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ def test_kdump_load(self):
                 call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--num_dumps', '3']),
                 call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--memory', '0M-2G:256M,2G-4G:320M,4G-8G:384M,8G-:448M']),
                 call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--remote', 'false']),  # Covering remote
-                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_string', 'user@localhost']),  # Covering ssh_string
-                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_path', '/a/b/c'])  # Covering ssh_path
+                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_string', 'root@127.0.0.1']),  # Covering ssh_string
+                call(['sonic-kdump-config', '--ssh_path', '/root/.ssh/id_rsa'])  # Covering ssh_path
             ]
 
             mocked_subprocess.check_call.assert_has_calls(expected, any_order=True)