diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc b/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc
index 642487cc8..8b18abf2d 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/share/xcat/cons/hmc
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ sub invoke_cmd {
     ##################################
     # Open databases needed
     ##################################
-    foreach ( qw(ppc vpd nodelist) ) {
+    foreach ( qw(ppc vpd nodetype) ) {
         $tabs{$_} = xCAT::Table->new($_);
 
         if ( !exists( $tabs{$_} )) {
@@ -155,15 +155,15 @@ sub invoke_cmd {
     #################################
     # Get node type
     #################################
-    my ($ent) = $tabs{nodelist}->getAttribs({'node'=>$node}, "nodetype" );
+    my ($ent) = $tabs{nodetype}->getAttribs({'node'=>$node}, "nodetype" );
     if ( !defined( $ent )) {
-        return( sprintf( $errmsg{NODE_UNDEF}, "nodelist" ));
+        return( sprintf( $errmsg{NODE_UNDEF}, "nodetype" ));
     }
     #################################
     # Check for type
     #################################
     if ( !exists( $ent->{nodetype} )) {
-        return( sprintf( $errmsg{NO_ATTR}, $ent->{nodetype},"nodelist" ));
+        return( sprintf( $errmsg{NO_ATTR}, $ent->{nodetype},"nodetype" ));
     }
     #################################
     # Check for valid "type"