diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/snmove.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/snmove.pm
index e12a32fc4..475ac203b 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/snmove.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/snmove.pm
@@ -1030,14 +1030,15 @@ sub process_request
                                        },
                                        $sub_req, 0, 1
                                        );
-		my $rsp;
-		$rsp->{data}=$ret;
-                xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $rsp, $callback);
-                if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-                {
-                    $error++;
-                }
-            }
+
+				if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+				{
+					my $rsp;
+					push @{$rsp->{data}}, "Could not run the nodeset command.\n";
+					xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $callback);
+					$error++;
+				}
+			}
         }
     }    # end - for Linux system only