diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
index 861a6f548..8625c7288 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ sub mkinitrd_dracut {
     }
 
     !system("chroot $rootimg_dir dracut $additional_options -f /tmp/initrd.$$.gz $kernelver")
-        and die("Error: failed to generate the initial ramdisk for $mode.\n");
+        or die("Error: failed to generate the initial ramdisk for $mode.\n");
     print "the initial ramdisk for $mode is generated successfully.\n";
     move("$rootimg_dir/tmp/initrd.$$.gz", "$destdir/initrd-$mode.gz");
 }