diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/bind.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/bind.pm
index 5cc6f4912..2a77815b3 100755
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/bind.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/bind.pm
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ sub process_request {
     }
     unless (grep /^-n$/,@args) {
         my $nettab = xCAT::Table->new('networks');
+	unless ($nettab) {
+	  $callback->({error=>"Unable to open networks table, has makenetworks been run?"});
+	  return;
+	}
         foreach (@{$nettab->getAllEntries()}) {
             push @args,"-n";
             push @args,$_->{net}.":".$_->{mask}
diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/centos.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/centos.pm
index b2c3ebbc2..b4c30d2aa 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/centos.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/centos.pm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ sub mkinstall {
       my $ent = $restab->getNodeAttribs($node,['nfsserver','serialport','primarynic','installnic']);
       my $sent = $hmtab->getNodeAttribs($node,['serialspeed','serialflow']);
       unless ($ent and $ent->{nfsserver}) {
-        $callback->({error=>["No noderes.nfsserver defined for ".$ent->{profile}],errorcode=>[1]});
+        $callback->({error=>["No noderes.nfsserver defined for ".$node],errorcode=>[1]});
         next;
       }
       my $kcmdline="nofb utf8 ks=http://".$ent->{nfsserver}."/install/autoinst/".$node;
diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
index b550403a5..a276522b0 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@ sub setdestiny {
       my $ntent = $nodetype->getNodeAttribs($_,[qw(os arch profile)]);
       if ($ntent and $ntent->{os}) {
         $nstates{$_} .= " ".$ntent->{os};
-      }
+      } else { $errored =1; $callback->({error=>"nodetype.os not defined for $_"}); }
       if ($ntent and $ntent->{arch}) {
         $nstates{$_} .= "-".$ntent->{arch};
-      }
+      } else { $errored =1; $callback->({error=>"nodetype.arch not defined for $_"}); }
       if ($ntent and $ntent->{profile}) {
         $nstates{$_} .= "-".$ntent->{profile};
-      }
+      } else { $errored =1; $callback->({error=>"nodetype.profile not defined for $_"}); }
+      if ($errored) {return;}
       unless ($state =~ /^netboot/) { $chaintab->setNodeAttribs($_,{currchain=>"boot"}); };
     }
   } elsif ($state eq "shell" or $state eq "standby" or $state =~ /^runcmd/) {
diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/fedora.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/fedora.pm
index 0f8df455b..7b801ff34 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/fedora.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/fedora.pm
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sub mkinstall {
       my $hmtab = xCAT::Table->new('nodehm');
       my $sent = $hmtab->getNodeAttribs($node,['serialspeed','serialflow']);
       unless ($ent and $ent->{nfsserver}) {
-        $callback->({error=>["No noderes.nfsserver defined for ".$ent->{profile}],errorcode=>[1]});
+        $callback->({error=>["No noderes.nfsserver defined for ".$node],errorcode=>[1]});
         next;
       }
       my $kcmdline="nofb utf8 ks=http://".$ent->{nfsserver}."/install/autoinst/".$node;
diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/rhel.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/rhel.pm
index cf8a77ca1..3bc33b67b 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/rhel.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/rhel.pm
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ sub mkinstall {
       my $hmtab = xCAT::Table->new('nodehm');
       my $sent = $hmtab->getNodeAttribs($node,['serialspeed','serialflow']);
       unless ($ent and $ent->{nfsserver}) {
-        $callback->({error=>["No noderes.nfsserver defined for ".$ent->{profile}],errorcode=>[1]});
+        $callback->({error=>["No noderes.nfsserver defined for ".$node],errorcode=>[1]});
         next;
       }
       my $kcmdline="nofb utf8 ks=http://".$ent->{nfsserver}."/install/autoinst/".$node;
diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
index 777a602ef..a9c9c81ac 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ sub mkinstall {
       my $ent = $restab->getNodeAttribs($node,['nfsserver','serialport','primarynic','installnic']);
       my $sent = $hmtab->getNodeAttribs($node,['serialspeed','serialflow']);
       unless ($ent and $ent->{nfsserver}) {
-        $callback->({error=>["No server for $node defined"],errorcode=>[1]});
+        $callback->({error=>["No noderes.nfsserver for $node defined"],errorcode=>[1]});
         next;
       }
       my $kcmdline="autoyast=http://".$ent->{nfsserver}."/install/autoinst/".$node." install=http://".$ent->{nfsserver}."/install/$os/$arch/1";