diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
index 7b1886562..51d34b41d 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
@@ -4542,7 +4542,7 @@ sub ieminitted {
 sub readenergy {
     my $sessdata = shift;
     unless ($iem_support) { 
-        xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg([1,"IBM::EnergyManager package required for this value"],$callback,$sessdata->{node},%allerrornodes);
+        xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg([1,":IBM::EnergyManager package required for this value"],$callback,$sessdata->{node},%allerrornodes);
         return;
     }
     my @entries;
@@ -4917,7 +4917,7 @@ sub renergy {
     my $sessdata = shift;
     my @subcommands = @{$sessdata->{extraargs}};
     unless ($iem_support) {
-        xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Command unsupported without IBM::EnergyManager installed",$callback,$sessdata->{node});
+        xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg(":Command unsupported without IBM::EnergyManager installed",$callback,$sessdata->{node});
         return;
     }
     my @directives=();
@@ -5099,7 +5099,7 @@ sub vitals {
         if ($iem_support) {
             push @{$sessdata->{sensorstoread}},"energy";
         } elsif (not $doall) {
-            xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg([1,"Energy data requires additional IBM::EnergyManager plugin in conjunction with IMM managed IBM equipment"],$callback,$sessdata->{node},%allerrornodes);
+            xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg([1,":Energy data requires additional IBM::EnergyManager plugin in conjunction with IMM managed IBM equipment"],$callback,$sessdata->{node},%allerrornodes);
         }
         #my @energies;
         #($rc,@energies)=readenergy();
@@ -6399,7 +6399,6 @@ sub preprocess_request {
           return 0;
       }
   }
-
   if (!$realnoderange) {
     $usage_string=xCAT::Usage->getUsage($command);
     $callback->({data=>$usage_string});