diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/xcatd.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/xcatd.pm
index 20b574567..33f6412ca 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/xcatd.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/xcatd.pm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use strict;
 use xCAT::Table;
 use xCAT::MsgUtils;
 use Data::Dumper;
+use xCAT::NodeRange;
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head1    xCAT::XCATD
@@ -121,8 +122,7 @@ sub validate {
       if ($rule->{rule} =~ /allow/i or $rule->{rule} =~ /accept/i or $rule->{rule} =~ /trusted/i) {
           $matchall=1;
       }
-      use xCAT::NodeRange;
-
+      
       if (defined $request->{noderange}->[0]) {
         my @tmpn= xCAT::NodeRange::noderange($request->{noderange}->[0]);
         $request->{node}=\@tmpn;