diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/nodestat.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/nodestat.1.pod
index d298215c9..ee8e93000 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/nodestat.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/nodestat.1.pod
@@ -72,24 +72,24 @@ Print help.
 
 1.  nodestat compute
 
- node1   alive,sshd
- node2   alive,sshd
- node3   alive
- node4   alive,pbs
+ node1   ping,sshd
+ node2   ping,sshd
+ node3   ping
+ node4   ping,pbs
  node5   noping
 
 
 2. nodeset compute -u
- node1   alive,sshd
- node2   alive,sshd
- node3   alive
+ node1   ping,sshd
+ node2   ping,sshd
+ node3   ping
  node4   netboot
  node5   noping
 
 
 3. nodeset compute -m
- node1   alive,sshd,ll,gpfs=ok
- node2   alive,sshd,ll,gpfs=not ok,someapp=something is wrong
+ node1   ping,sshd,ll,gpfs=ok
+ node2   ping,sshd,ll,gpfs=not ok,someapp=something is wrong
  node3   netboot
  node4   noping
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/nodestat.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/nodestat.pm
index a80779081..f9a3b5b12 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/nodestat.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/nodestat.pm
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ sub interrogate_node { #Meant to run against confirmed up nodes
     my $status = "";
     my $appsd=""; #detailed status
     my $ret={};
-    $ret->{'status'}=$::STATUS_ACTIVE;
+    $ret->{'status'}="ping";
 
     foreach my $port (keys(%portservices)) {
 	if (nodesockopen($node,$port)) {
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ sub process_request_nmap {
                  push @nodesetnodes,$currnode; #Aggregate call to nodeset
                  next;
               }
-              $ret->{$currnode}->{'status'}=$::STATUS_ACTIVE;
+              $ret->{$currnode}->{'status'}="ping";
               $ret->{$currnode}->{'appstatus'}=$status;
               $ret->{$currnode}->{'appsd'}=$appsd;
               $currnode="";