diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.aix b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.aix
index d42eaaf78..20f23e2d4 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.aix
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.aix
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ print $remote "</xcatrequest>\n";
 
 my $response='';
 my $rsp;
-my $rc;
+my $rc = 0;
 while (<$remote>) {
   $response .= $_;
   if ($response =~ m/<\/xcatresponse>/) {
     $rsp = eval { XMLin($response,SuppressEmpty=>undef,ForceArray=>1) };
     if ($rsp->{serverdone}) {
       close $remote;
-      exit !$rc;
+      exit $rc;
     }
 
     if ($rsp->{errorcode}) {
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
index f429f3c43..3e28fc10b 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ BEGIN {
   }
 
   quit = "no"
-  exitcode = 1
+  exitcode = 0
 
   print "<xcatrequest>" |& server
   print "   <command>syncfiles</command>" |& server
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ BEGIN {
     if (match($0,"<serverdone>")) {
       quit = "yes"
     }
-    if (match($0,"<errorcode>") || match($0,"<error>")) {
-      exitcode = 0
+    if ((match($0,"<errorcode>") && !match($0,"<errorcode>0")) \
+      || (match($0,"<error>") && !match($0,"<error>0")) ) {
+      exitcode = 1
     }
 
     if (match($0,"</xcatresponse>") && match(quit,"yes")) {
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
index 580ef0f36..eeda46913 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ then
 returncode=$?
 fi
 
-if [ $returncode -eq 1 ]
+if [ $returncode -eq 0 ]
 then
   logger -t xCAT "$0: Perform Syncing File action successfully"
 else