diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
index bc3ff3e14..1b5845761 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ sub runcmd {
 	if ($rc) {
 		system("logger -t xcat -p local4.err 'configeth: command $cmd failed with rc $rc: " . join('',@output) . "'");
 		my $errout= "configeth: command $cmd failed with rc $rc.";
-                echo $errout;
+                `echo $errout`;
 		exit $rc;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/confignics b/xCAT/postscripts/confignics
index e72b9da4e..906d5e355 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/confignics
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/confignics
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ sub runcmd {
 	my $rc = $? >> 8;
 	if ($rc) {
 		system("logger -t xcat -p local4.err 'confignics: command $cmd failed with rc $rc: " . join('',@output) . "'");
-		my $errout= "confignics: command $cmd failed with rc $rc.";
+		my $errout= "confignics: command $cmd failed with rc $rc.\n";
                 print $errout;
 		exit $rc;
 	}