diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
index bcc75b2cc..851df0680 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ sub nextdestiny {
   }
 
   my $node;
+  my $noupdate_flag = 0;
   $chaintab = xCAT::Table->new('chain');
   my $chainents = $chaintab->getNodesAttribs(\@nodes,[qw(currstate currchain chain)]);
   foreach $node (@nodes) {
@@ -583,14 +584,24 @@ sub nextdestiny {
     {
         my @items = split /[:]/,$ref->{currstate};
         $requ{arg}= \@items;
+        $noupdate_flag = 1;
     }
     setdestiny(\%requ, $flag+1);
   }
   
   if ($callnodeset) {
+     my $args;
+     if ($noupdate_flag)
+     {
+         $args = ['enact', '--noupdateinitrd'];
+     }
+     else
+     {
+         $args = ['enact'];
+     }
      $subreq->({command=>['nodeset'],
                node=> \@nodes,
-               arg=>['enact', '--noupdateinitrd']});
+               arg=>$args});
   }
 
 }