diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm
index 0c0e2e9bd..bf6b35d79 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPpower.pm
@@ -386,8 +386,20 @@ sub state {
             # Node not found 
             ##################################
             if ( !exists( $data->{$id} )) {
-                push @result, [$name, $prefix."Node not found",1];
-                next;
+                my $res = xCAT::FSPUtils::fsp_api_action($name, $d, "state"); 
+                my $rc = @$res[2];
+                my $val = @$res[1];
+                if( $rc != 0) {
+                    push @result, [$name, $prefix.$val,1];
+                }
+                
+                if( !defined($val) || $val =~ /^error$/ ) {
+                    push @result, [$name, $prefix."Node not found",1];
+                    next;
+                } else {
+                    $data->{$id} = $val;
+                }
+
             }
             ##################################
             # Output value