diff --git a/xCAT/xCAT.spec b/xCAT/xCAT.spec
index a90327701..b1b079b0b 100644
--- a/xCAT/xCAT.spec
+++ b/xCAT/xCAT.spec
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ fi
 if [ -d /install/postscripts/.xcat ]; then
    mv /install/postscripts/.xcat /install/postscripts/_xcat
 fi
+chkconfig vsftpd on
+/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd start
 if [ "$1" = "1" ]; then #Only if installing for the fist time..
     mkdir -p /root/.ssh
     chmod 700 /root/.ssh
@@ -193,9 +195,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ]; then #Only if installing for the fist time..
     $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX0/sbin/makenetworks
     XCATROOT=$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX0 $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX0/sbin/chtab key=nameservers site.value=`sed -e 's/#.*//' /etc/resolv.conf|grep nameserver|awk '{printf $2 ","}'|sed -e s/,$//`
     chkconfig httpd on
-    chkconfig vsftpd on
-	/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd stop
-	/etc/rc.d/init.d/vsftpd start
 	/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop
 	/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start
     echo "xCAT is now installed, it is recommended to tabedit networks and set a dynamic ip address range on any networks where nodes are to be discovered"