diff --git a/xCAT-server/bin/replaycons b/xCAT-server/bin/replaycons
index 99ad0158f..bec0e4057 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/bin/replaycons
+++ b/xCAT-server/bin/replaycons
@@ -72,15 +72,13 @@ if ($hmtab) {
 my $file = "/var/log/consoles/$node";
 
 #use confluent if it is there
-USE_CONFLUENT=0
-CONSOLE_SERVICE_KEYWORD=`tabdump site | grep consoleservice | cut -d, -f1 | tr -d '"'`
-CONSOLE_SERVICE_VALUE=`tabdump site | grep consoleservice | cut -d, -f2 | tr -d '"'`
-
-if [ "$CONSOLE_SERVICE_KEYWORD" == "consoleservice" ]; then
-    if [ "$CONSOLE_SERVICE_VALUE" == "confluent" ]; then
+my $stab = xCAT::Table->new('site');
+if ($stab) {
+    (my $ref) = $stab->getAttribs({key => 'consoleservice'}, 'value');
+    if ($ref->{value} && $ref->{value} eq 'confluent') {
         $file = "/var/log/confluent/consoles/$node";
-    fi
-fi
+    }
+}
 
 #print "file=$file\n";