diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver
index 7216df16a..7222a9dd9 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatserver
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@ export USEOPENSSLFORXCAT
    getcredentials.awk xcat_server_cred | grep -v '<'|sed -e 's/&lt;/</' -e 's/&gt;/>/' -e 's/&amp;/&/' -e 's/&quot/"/' -e "s/&apos;/'/" > /etc/xcat/cert/server-cred.pem
    chmod 600 /etc/xcat/cert/*
    getcredentials.awk xcat_cfgloc | grep -v '<'|sed -e 's/&lt;/</' -e 's/&gt;/>/' -e 's/&amp;/&/' -e 's/&quot/"/' -e "s/&apos;/'/" > /etc/xcat/cfgloc
-    sed s/host=[^\|]*/host=$MASTER/ /etc/xcat/cfgloc > /etc/xcat/cfgloc.new
-    mv /etc/xcat/cfgloc.new /etc/xcat/cfgloc
+    # if not DB2
+    grep "DB2" /etc/xcat/cfgloc  2>&1 1> /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+      sed s/host=[^\|]*/host=$MASTER/ /etc/xcat/cfgloc > /etc/xcat/cfgloc.new
+      mv /etc/xcat/cfgloc.new /etc/xcat/cfgloc
+    fi
    chmod 600 /etc/xcat/cfgloc
    # do not assume working directory, use the full path
    cp /xcatpost/_xcat/ca.pem /etc/xcat/cert/ca.pem