diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
index 817711e0f..438e42826 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ sub runcmd
         $rc = $? >> 8;
         if ($rc > 0)
         {
-            my $msg="$::sdate servicenode: $cmd returned rc=$rc $::outref\n";
+            my $msg="$::sdate servicenode: $cmd returned rc=$rc \n";
             `logger -t xcat $msg`;
 			return 1;
         }