diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
index ae2b4a4fd..6023167c7 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/AAsn.pm
@@ -272,7 +272,10 @@ sub init_plugin
         {
             print "\n"
               ; # make OK prints look better.  Only need to do this for the 1st service.
-            $rc = &setup_FTP();    # setup FTP
+            my @tmp = xCAT::Utils->get_site_attribute("vsftp");   
+		    if ((!$tmp[0]) || ($tmp[0] !~ /0|NO|No|no|N|n/ )) {         
+                $rc = &setup_FTP();    # setup FTP
+            }
         }
     }
     return $rc;