diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm
index d24708fb1..77aa7bac2 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/imgport.pm
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ 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;
           }
      }