diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm
index 6d96a0c71..288d7585b 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm
@@ -539,7 +539,11 @@ sub nodech
         $callback->(\%rsp);
     };
 
-    @ARGV = @{$args};
+    if ($args) {
+        @ARGV = @{$args};
+    } else {
+        @ARGV=();
+    }
     my %options = ('h|?|help'  => \$HELP, 'v|version' => \$VERSION);
     if (!$addmode) { $options{'d|delete'} = \$deletemode; }
     if (!GetOptions(%options)) {