diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs b/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs
index 632626642..7d18255d5 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@
 # do nothing for diskless deployment case because it is done in the image already
 if [[ $UPDATENODE -ne 1 ]]; then
   if [ "$NODESETSTATE" = "netboot" -o \
+     "$NODESETSTATE" = "statelite" -o \
      "$NODESETSTATE" = "diskless" -o \
      "$NODESETSTATE" = "dataless" ] 
   then
+      echo "  Did not install any extra rpms."
       exit 0
   fi
 fi 
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
index 794ed6ef8..94544ba4f 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 
 # do nothing when UPDATENODE=1 because it is done from the top down
 if [[ $UPDATENODE -eq 1 ]]; then
+   echo "  Did not sync any files."
    exit 0
 fi
 
 #do nothing id there is no sync file template for the node
 if [[ $NOSYNCFILES -eq 1 ]]; then
+   echo "  Did not sync any files."
    logger -t xCAT "$0: there is no sync file template for the node"
    exit 0
 fi
@@ -23,8 +25,9 @@ if [ "$NODESETSTATE" = "netboot" -o \
      "$NODESETSTATE" = "diskless" -o \
      "$NODESETSTATE" = "dataless" ] 
 then
-  logger -t xCAT "$0: the node set state is $NODESETSTATE"
-  exit 0
+   echo "  Did not sync any files."
+   logger -t xCAT "$0: the node set state is $NODESETSTATE"
+   exit 0
 fi