diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index 759fc7103..d79b91f20 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -914,8 +914,9 @@ sub dispatch_request {
         xCAT::Client::submit_request($_,\&dispatch_callback,$xcatdir."/cert/server-cred.pem",$xcatdir."/cert/server-cred.pem",$xcatdir."/cert/ca.pem"); 
         };
         if ($@) {
-	   dispatch_callback({error=>["Unable to dispatch command to ".$ENV{XCATHOST}.", command will not make changes to that server"],errorcode=>[1]}); 
-	   syslog("local4|err","Error dispatching request: ".$@);
+            my $errstr=$@;
+	   dispatch_callback({error=>["Unable to dispatch command to ".$ENV{XCATHOST}.", command will not make changes to that server ($errstr)"],errorcode=>[1]}); 
+	   syslog("local4|err","Error dispatching request: ".$errstr);
 	}
      } else {
         $$progname.=": locally executing";