diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/tools/go-xcat b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/tools/go-xcat
index 139d945fd..f5d13af01 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/tools/go-xcat
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/tools/go-xcat
@@ -1979,8 +1979,8 @@ do
 		GO_XCAT_ACTION="$1"
 		case "$1 $2" in
 		"completely uninstall"|"smoke test")
-			shift
 			GO_XCAT_ACTION="$1 $2"
+			shift
 			;;
 		esac
 		;;