diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
index 8e42c1da2..61bc91324 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/getcredentials.awk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 BEGIN {
         if ((ENVIRON["USEOPENSSLFORXCAT"]) || (ENVIRON["AIX"])) {
             server = "openssl s_client -quiet -no_ssl3 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " -rand /bin/nice 2> /dev/null"
-            if (system("openssl s_client -help 2>&1 | grep -m 1 -q -- -no_ssl2")) {
+            if (!system("openssl s_client -help 2>&1 | grep -m 1 -q -- -no_ssl2")) {
                 server = "openssl s_client -quiet -no_ssl3 -no_ssl2 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " -rand /bin/nice 2> /dev/null"
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
index 4afde78ec..985b34dcb 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 BEGIN {
         if (ENVIRON["USEOPENSSLFORXCAT"]) {
             server = "openssl s_client -no_ssl3 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " -rand /bin/nice 2> /dev/null"
-            if (system("openssl s_client -help 2>&1 | grep -m 1 -q -- -no_ssl2")) {
+            if (!system("openssl s_client -help 2>&1 | grep -m 1 -q -- -no_ssl2")) {
                 server = "openssl s_client -no_ssl3 -no_ssl2 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " -rand /bin/nice 2> /dev/null"
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
index f146f5d03..3219f1c53 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/startsyncfiles.awk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 BEGIN {
   if (ENVIRON["USEOPENSSLFORXCAT"]) {
       server = "openssl s_client -no_ssl3 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " -rand /bin/nice 2> /dev/null"
-      if (system("openssl s_client -help 2>&1 | grep -m 1 -q -- -no_ssl2")) {
+      if (!system("openssl s_client -help 2>&1 | grep -m 1 -q -- -no_ssl2")) {
           server = "openssl s_client -no_ssl3 -no_ssl2 -connect " ENVIRON["XCATSERVER"] " 2> /dev/null"
       }
   } else {