diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost b/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
index 345c8664a..a4f6e5f18 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcataixpost
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ my $logdir = "/var/log/xcat";
 if (!-d $logdir) {
 	mkpath($logdir);
 }
-
+$::NOERROR=0;   # used to control whether to display an error
 $::sdate = `/bin/date`;
 chomp $::sdate;
 my $logfile = $logdir . "/xcat.log";
@@ -380,11 +380,13 @@ if ($nodesetstat eq 'standalone') {
 if ($nodesetstat eq 'diskless') {
     # see if BASECUST_REMOVAL is set in /etc/niminfo
     if (-f "/etc/niminfo") {
+        $::NOERROR=1;
         $cmd = "cat /etc/niminfo | grep 'BASECUST_REMOVAL'";
         &runcmd($cmd);
         my $line = $::outref;
         my ($junk, $torm) =  split(/=/, $line);
 
+        $::NOERROR=0;
         $cmd = "cat /etc/niminfo | grep 'NIM_HOSTNAME'";
         &runcmd($cmd);
         $line = $::outref;
@@ -561,8 +563,10 @@ sub runcmd
         $rc = $? >> 8;
         if ($rc > 0 && $logerr)
         {
+             if ($::NOERROR == 0) {  # print the error message
 		print "$::sdate  xcataixpost: run: $cmd - $::outref\n";
-		print $::LOG_FILE "$::sdate  xcataixpost: run: $cmd - $::outref\n";
+             }
+             print $::LOG_FILE "$::sdate  xcataixpost: run: $cmd - $::outref\n";
         }
     }
  return $rc;