diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index 6f9d75f66..7c5f34958 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ else
 {
     xCAT::MsgUtils->message('I', "Created /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
 }
+# Make sure service node file is not there 
+my $cmd = "/bin/rm /etc/xCATSN";
+my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
 
 # some Linux-only config
 #  (used to FTP postscripts to nodes)