diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
index d0bbd7225..cc265fabb 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ sub mknetboot
     my $xcatdport  = "3001";
     my $xcatiport  = "3002";
     my $nodestatus = "y";
+    my $httpport="80";
     my @myself     = xCAT::NetworkUtils->determinehostname();
     my $myname     = $myself[ (scalar @myself) - 1 ];
 
@@ -1003,6 +1004,12 @@ sub mknetboot
         {
             $nodestatus = $ref->{value};
         }
+        ($ref) = $sitetab->getAttribs({ key => 'httpport' }, 'value');
+        if ($ref and $ref->{value})
+        {
+            $httpport = $ref->{value};
+        }
+
     }
     my %donetftp = ();
     my %oents = %{ $ostab->getNodesAttribs(\@nodes, [qw(os arch profile provmethod)]) };