diff --git a/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws.cgi b/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws.cgi
index fa39092a1..0e1683933 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws.cgi
+++ b/xCAT-server/xCAT-wsapi/xcatws.cgi
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ sub extractData {
     }
 }
 
-my $userName;
-my $password;
+my $userName=http('userName');
+my $password=http('password');
 
 sub handleRequest {
     if (defined $queryhash{'userName'}) {