diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NodeRange.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NodeRange.pm
index baa8c46ed..110f45386 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NodeRange.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NodeRange.pm
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ sub abbreviate_noderange {
     }
 
     foreach $group (keys %grouphash) {
+        #skip single node sized groups, these outliers frequently pasted into non-noderange capable contexts
+        if (scalar @{$grouphash{$group}} < 2) { next; }
         push @{$sizedgroups{scalar @{$grouphash{$group}}}},$group;
     }
     my $node;