diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/restartxcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/restartxcatd
index ea4d20756..defc4b212 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/restartxcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/restartxcatd
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ use xCAT::Utils;
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main
 
+$::RE_CHECK_NUM = 10;   # the times to check the result of command, the checking interval is 1 second
+
 my $rc;
 my @output;
 my $inoperative = 0;
 my $check_num;
+
 my $cmd = basename($0);
 # for auditing
 my $current_userid = getpwuid($>);
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ if (! $inoperative) {   # active
     }
 
     # Wait for end of the xcatd subsystem
-    $check_num = 5;
+    $check_num = $::RE_CHECK_NUM;
     while ($check_num > 0) {
         $cmd = "lssrc -s xcatd | grep 'xcatd' | grep 'inoperative'";
         @output = `$cmd`;
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ if (scalar(@output)) {
         my $cmd = "/usr/bin/kill -9 $pid >/dev/null 2>&1";
         `$cmd`;
     }
-    $check_num = 5;
+    $check_num = $::RE_CHECK_NUM;
     while ($check_num > 0) {
         $cmd = "ps -ef | grep xcatd: | grep -v grep";
         @output = `$cmd`;
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ if ($rc >> 8) {
 sleep 3;
 
 # Check the status of xcatd subsystem
-$check_num = 5;
+$check_num = $::RE_CHECK_NUM;
 while ($check_num > 0) {
     $cmd = "lssrc -s xcatd | grep 'xcatd' | grep 'active'";
     my @output = `$cmd`;