diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
index ec8255a2b..b1354308f 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
@@ -3820,11 +3820,16 @@ sub get_ServiceNode
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub getSNformattedhash
 {
-    my ($class, $node, $service, $request, $type) = @_;
+    my ($class, $node, $service, $request, $btype) = @_;
     my @node_list = @$node;
     my $cmd;
     my %newsnhash;
 
+	my $type="";
+	if ($btype) {
+		$type=$btype;
+	}
+
 	# get the values of either the servicenode or xcatmaster attributes
     my $sn = xCAT::Utils->get_ServiceNode(\@node_list, $service, $request);