diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/IPMI.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/IPMI.pm
index 5e851d244..58618d814 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/IPMI.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/IPMI.pm
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ sub subcmd {
     my $self = shift;
     my %args = @_;
     while ($self->{incommand}) {
-        $self->waitforrsp();
+        $self->waitforrsp(timeout=>1);
     }
     $self->{incommand} = 1;
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
index fa18dca96..0331f9d84 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ipmi.pm
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ sub reseat_node {
 	if (exists $fpcsessions{$mpent->{mpa}}) {
             $sessdata->{fpcipmisession} = $fpcsessions{$mpent->{mpa}}; 
 	    until ($sessdata->{fpcipmisession}->{logged}) {
-                $sessdata->{fpcipmisession}->waitforrsp();
+                $sessdata->{fpcipmisession}->waitforrsp(timeout=>1);
             }
 	    $sessdata->{fpcipmisession}->subcmd(netfn => 0x32, command => 0xa4,
 		    data => [ $sessdata->{slotnumber}, 2 ],