diff --git a/buildcore.sh b/buildcore.sh
index 56f8555e8..516d553d9 100755
--- a/buildcore.sh
+++ b/buildcore.sh
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ else
   pkg="packages"
 fi
 
+BUILDIT=0
 if [ -z "$SVNUP" ]; then
 	SVNUP=../coresvnup
 	svn up > $SVNUP
+    if ! grep 'At revision' $SVNUP; then
+        BUILDIT=1
+    fi
 fi
 
 if $GREP xCAT-client $SVNUP; then
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ if $GREP xCAT-client $SVNUP; then
    mv /usr/src/$pkg/RPMS/noarch/xCAT-client-$VER*rpm $DESTDIR/
    mv /usr/src/$pkg/SRPMS/xCAT-client-$VER*rpm $SRCDIR/
 fi
-if $GREP perl-xCAT $SVNUP; then
+if [ $BUILDIT eq 1 ]; then #$GREP perl-xCAT $SVNUP; then
    UPLOAD=1
    ./makeperlxcatrpm
    rm -f $DESTDIR/perl-xCAT*rpm
diff --git a/makeperlxcatrpm b/makeperlxcatrpm
index 933ad77bf..7004d776b 100755
--- a/makeperlxcatrpm
+++ b/makeperlxcatrpm
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ else
 
 	set -x
 	
+    svn info > perl-xCAT/.svninfo
 	tar  --exclude .svn -czhf /usr/src/$pkg/SOURCES/perl-xCAT-$VER.tar.gz perl-xCAT;
+    rm perl-xCAT/.svninfo
 	rm -f /usr/src/$pkg/SRPMS/perl-xCAT-$VER*rpm /usr/src/$pkg/RPMS/noarch/perl-xCAT-$VER*rpm
 	rpmbuild -ta /usr/src/$pkg/SOURCES/perl-xCAT-$VER.tar.gz
 	
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/modifyUtils b/perl-xCAT/modifyUtils
index 0740a5842..f750d8e0e 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/modifyUtils
+++ b/perl-xCAT/modifyUtils
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ VER=$1
 
 SVNINFO=`svn info 2>/dev/null|grep Revision`
 #/bin/echo -e $SVNINFO
+if [ $? -ne 0 -a -f .svninfo ]; then
+    SVNINFO=`cat .svninfo 2>/dev/null|grep Revision`
+fi
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 	then
 		SVNREF="svn r"`echo $SVNINFO|awk '{print $2}'`", "
@@ -25,4 +28,4 @@ then
 	mv xCAT/Utils.pm.new xCAT/Utils.pm
 else
 	sed -i -e s/"#XCATVERSIONSUBHERE"/". '$VER'"/ -e s/"#XCATSVNBUILDSUBHERE"/". ' (${SVNREF}built $BUILDDATE)'"/ xCAT/Utils.pm
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi