diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/energy.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/energy.pm
index 0cd4be70f..c3bc0d065 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/energy.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/energy.pm
@@ -486,6 +486,11 @@ sub run_cim
             return 1;
         }
     }
+    # check whether the primary ip of fsp is the IP we are accessing
+    if (defined ($value->[0]->{property}->{PrimaryFSP_IP}->{value}) && $value->[0]->{property}->{PrimaryFSP_IP}->{value} ne $http_params->{ip}) {
+        # run against the standby fsp, do the next one
+        return 11;
+    }
     
    
     # ======start to handle the query and setting======