diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Template.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Template.pm
index 3f94ad6ee..6bdeb4d38 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Template.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Template.pm
@@ -372,7 +372,10 @@ sub windows_join_data {
 sub get_win_prodkey {
 	my $osvariant = shift;
 	my $keytab = xCAT::Table->new("prodkey",-create=>0);
-	my $keyent = $keytab->getAttribs({product=>$osvariant},"key");
+	my $keyent;
+	if ($keytab) {
+	   $keyent = $keytab->getAttribs({product=>$osvariant},"key");
+	}
 	if ($keyent) { 
 		return "<ProductKey><WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI><Key>".$keyent->{key}."</Key></ProductKey>";
 	}