diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm
index e4be89f29..76b5c87e5 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/profilednodes.pm
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ sub validate_node_entry{
         exists $node_entry{"switches"} ||
         exists $node_entry{"cec"}){
     } else{
-        $errmsg .= "MAC address, cec, switch and port is not specified. You must specify the MAC address, CEC name or switch and port.\n";
+        $errmsg .= "MAC address, cec, switches is not specified. You must specify the MAC address, CEC name or switches.\n";
     }
 
     if (! xCAT::NetworkUtils->isValidHostname($node_name)){