diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/prsync b/xCAT-client/bin/prsync
index d5233940e..2988aec07 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/prsync
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/prsync
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ if ($version) {
 }
 my $pshmaxp = 64; 
 # determine fanout
+if ($ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT}) {  
+  $pshmaxp=$ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT};
+}
 if ($fanout) {  # see if they overroad the fanout from the command line
   $pshmaxp=$fanout;
 }
-if ($ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT}) {  # env variable rules
-  $pshmaxp=$ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT};
-}
 (my $noderange,my $destloc) = split(/:/,$ARGV[1]);
 my @user = getpwuid($>);
 my $homedir=$user[7];
diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/pscp b/xCAT-client/bin/pscp
index bb405cc2e..ee3e7c2c6 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/pscp
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/pscp
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ sub usage
 }
 
 my $pshmaxp = 64; 
+if ($ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT}) {  
+  $pshmaxp=$ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT};
+}
 if ($fanout) {  # see if they overroad the fanout from the command line
   $pshmaxp=$fanout;
 }
-if ($ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT}) {  # env variable rules
-  $pshmaxp=$ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT};
-}
 
 
 # Processing arguments
diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/psh b/xCAT-client/bin/psh
index 36b7f8c5b..f32b9bc60 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/psh
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/psh
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ my $pshmaxp = 64;
 if ($ENV{XCATHOST}) {
   $xcathost=$ENV{XCATHOST};
 }
+if ($ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT}) {  
+  $pshmaxp=$ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT};
+}
 if ($fanout) {  # see if they overroad the fanout from the command line
   $pshmaxp=$fanout;
 }
-if ($ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT}) {  # env variable rules
-  $pshmaxp=$ENV{XCATPSHFANOUT};
-}
 my $noderange = $ARGV[0];
 my @nodes=();