diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index ad472e7f3..7d06c740d 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ else
 }
 chomp $::arch;
 chomp $::root;
+# Make this system a management node
+my $cmd = "/bin/touch /etc/xCATMN";
+my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
+if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+{
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Could not create /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
+}
+else
+{
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('I', "Created /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
+}
 
 # some Linux-only config
 #  (used to FTP postscripts to nodes)
@@ -932,17 +943,6 @@ else
 }
 
 
-# Make this system a management node
-my $cmd = "/bin/touch /etc/xCATMN";
-my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
-if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-{
-    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Could not create /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
-}
-else
-{
-    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('I', "Created /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
-}
 
 #
 # if there are xcatd processes then stop them