diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/updatenode/cases3 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/updatenode/cases3
index 73c0008f0..4f622e706 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/updatenode/cases3
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/updatenode/cases3
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ cmd:echo "/tmp/non-existent -> /etc/motd" > /install/custom/install/__GETNODEATT
 check:rc==0
 cmd:chdef -t osimage -o __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute synclists=/install/custom/install/__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__/booboo.synclist
 check:rc==0
+cmd:nodeset $$CN osimage=__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-install-compute
+check:rc==0
 cmd:updatenode $$CN -F >/tmp/updatenode.F.out
 check:rc!=0
 cmd:grep '"/tmp/non-existent" failed: No such file or directory' /tmp/updatenode.F.out