diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index cb3177422..24e8feb9f 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ sub initDB
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=useNmapfromMN site.value=no;";
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=enableASMI site.value=no;";
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=db2installloc site.value=\/mntdb2;";
-        $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=databaseloc site.value=\/var\/lib\/db2;";
+        $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=databaseloc site.value=\/var\/lib;";
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=sshbetweennodes site.value=ALLGROUPS;";
 
         if ($::osname eq 'AIX')