diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm
index 8156b0a4c..836acc5a8 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ sub create_symlink {
                     }
               } 
           } else {
-              $callback->({error => ["osimage table or kitcomponent do not exist"],errorcode=>[1]});
+              $callback->({warning => ["osimage table or kitcomponent do not exist"],errorcode=>[1]});
               return 1;
           }
      }