diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm
index 9747262dd..880c7388f 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Table.pm
@@ -4025,10 +4025,10 @@ sub output_table {
 sub getMAXMINEntries
 {
     my $self = shift;
-    my $attr = shift;
     if ($dbworkerpid) {
         return dbc_call($self,'getMAXMINEntries',@_);
     }
+    my $attr = shift;
     my $rets;
     my $query;
     my $xcatcfg=get_xcatcfg();