diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat
index 50c298e51..61dbd8379 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@ addsiteyum
 /xcatpost/mypostscript
 sed -i 's/^serial/#serial/' /boot/grub/grub.conf
 sed -i 's/^terminal/#terminal/' /boot/grub/grub.conf
-if [ -z "$NODESTATUS" ] || [ "$NODESTATUS" != "0" -a   "$NODESTATUS" != "N"  -a  "$NODESTATUS" != "n" ]; then
-	updateflag.awk $MASTER 3002
-fi
+
+#the following command should always be run to prevent infinite installation loops
+updateflag.awk $MASTER 3002
+
 cd /
 #rm -Rf /xcatpost
 #rm -f /xcatpost/mypostscript
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/runxcatpost b/xCAT/postscripts/runxcatpost
index 83284ca55..508c13f14 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/runxcatpost
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/runxcatpost
@@ -68,6 +68,4 @@ echo "$TMP" > /tmp/xcatenv
 . /tmp/xcatenv
 /xcatpost/addsiteyum
 
-if [ -z "$NODESTATUS" ] || [ "$NODESTATUS" != "0" -a   "$NODESTATUS" != "N"  -a  "$NODESTATUS" != "n" ]; then
-        /xcatpost/updateflag.awk $MASTER 3002
-fi
+/xcatpost/updateflag.awk $MASTER 3002