diff --git a/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.pl b/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.pl
index 927254f95..2cd22fb86 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.pl
+++ b/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.pl
@@ -78,18 +78,20 @@ if (!$::URL) {
 my @updatearray;
 my $fieldname;
 my $fieldvalue;
+my %entryhash;
 if (scalar(@ARGV) > 0){
     foreach my $tempstr (@ARGV){
-        push @updatearray, $tempstr;
+       push @updatearray, split(/=/,$tempstr);
     }
 }
+%entryhash=@updatearray;
 
 my $request;
 
 my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new();
 my $response;
 if (($::METHOD eq 'PUT') || ($::METHOD eq 'POST')){
-    my $tempstr = encode_json \@updatearray;
+    my $tempstr = encode_json \%entryhash;
     $request = HTTP::Request->new($::METHOD => $::URL);
     $request->header('content-type' => 'text/plain');
     $request->header('content-length' => length($tempstr));
diff --git a/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.sh b/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.sh
index b18edf98e..701370a66 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.sh
+++ b/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws-test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ pw=$2
 format='format=json&pretty=1'
 
 #todo: add a test case for every api call that is documented
-#todo: figure out why i currently have to specify -k
+#curl [options] [URL...]:
+#     -X/--request <command> : commands include PUT,POST,GET and DELETE.
+#     -k/--insecure : This option explicitly allows curl to perform "insecure" SSL connections and transfers. 
 
 curl -X GET -k "https://127.0.0.1/xcatws/nodes?userName=$user&password=$pw&format=xml"
 curl -X GET -k "https://127.0.0.1/xcatws/nodes?userName=$user&password=$pw&format=xml&field=mac"