diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index 6c716f2f3..7b58da71c 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -1018,6 +1018,8 @@ sub initDB
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=ppcmaxp site.value=64;";
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=ppcretry site.value=3;";
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=ppctimeout site.value=0;";
+        $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=powerinterval site.value=0;";
+        $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=syspowerinterval site.value=0;";
         $chtabcmds .= "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=sharedtftp site.value=1;";
         $chtabcmds .=
           "$::XCATROOT/sbin/chtab key=SNsyncfiledir site.value=$syncdir;";