diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist
index fbac507c0..910a0c1d7 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ethtool
 file
 gzip
 hostname
+initscripts
 iputils
 irqbalance
 kernel
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist
index 2899b7313..db4a54aec 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/compute.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ethtool
 file
 gzip
 hostname
+initscripts
 iputils
 irqbalance
 kernel
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist
index 845564692..84d24b96c 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.ppc64le.pkglist
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ethtool
 file
 gzip
 hostname
+initscripts
 iputils
 irqbalance
 kernel
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist
index 541dc7759..3be847017 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/rh/service.rhels8.x86_64.pkglist
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ethtool
 file
 gzip
 hostname
+initscripts
 iputils
 irqbalance
 kernel
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
index 7dc208e97..9fd4b3a83 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/servicenode
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ else
         $rc = &runcmd("$::XCATROOT/bin/lsxcatd -v 2>/dev/null || service xcatd restart");
         if ($rc != 0) {
             $msg = " servicenode: Could not start xcat.\n\n $::outref \n";
-            `logger -t $log_label -p local4.warning $msg`;
+            `logger -t $log_label -p local4.warning "$msg"`;
         }
     }
 }