diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index cd1a11ca1..56b618508 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -1508,10 +1508,10 @@ sub validate {
      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("S","Unable to open policy data, denying");
     return 0;
   }
-  my @policies = $policytable->getTable;
+  my $policies = $policytable->getAllEntries;
   $policytable->close;
   my $rule;
-  RULE: foreach $rule (@policies) {
+  RULE: foreach $rule (@$policies) {
     if ($rule->{name} and $rule->{name} ne '*') {
       #TODO: more complex matching (lists, wildcards)
       next unless ($peername and $peername eq $rule->{name});