diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
index b9a98c802..efb85c7f4 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/DBobjectdefs.pm
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ sub processArgs
     {
         my @tmplist;
 
-        if ($::command eq 'rmdef')
+        if (($::command eq 'rmdef') || ($::command eq 'chdef'))
         {
             my $rsp;
             $rsp->{data}->[0] =