diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/syslog b/xCAT/postscripts/syslog
index 183344238..b8f19ef2a 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/syslog
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/syslog
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ isSN=0
 isLinux=1
 isRsyslog=0
 isC3=0
+xCATSettingsSTART="xCAT settings START"
+xCATSettingsEND="xCAT settings END"
 #systemdEnabled=0
 # pmatch determines if 1st argument string is matched by 2nd argument pattern
 
@@ -87,13 +89,14 @@ config_Rsyslog_C3()
     cp -f $2 $2.XCATORIG
   fi
 
-  grep "xCAT settings" $conf_file 2>&1 1> /dev/null
+  grep "$xCATSettingsSTART" $conf_file 2>&1 1> /dev/null
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        #remove the previous syslog rule generated by xCAT
-       sed -i "/# xCAT settings/,$ d" $2
+       sed -i "/$xCATSettingsSTART/,/$xCATSettingsEND/ d" $2
   fi
 
-  echo "# xCAT settings" >> $2
+  # Mark the start of xCAT section
+  echo "# $xCATSettingsSTART" >> $2
   #enable to receive remote logging
   if [ $isReceiving -eq 1 ]; then
       #listen on the udp and tcp port to receive the remote logs
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@ config_Rsyslog_C3()
                      s/^\(news\|local7\|mail\|authpriv\|cron\|kern\)\./\#\1\./' $2
       echo "*.* @$master" >> $2
   fi 
+  # Mark the end of xCAT section
+  echo "# $xCATSettingsEND" >> $2
 }
 
 # This sets up rsyslog 8.x, different from the previous rsyslog versions.  
@@ -157,15 +162,15 @@ config_rsyslog_V8()
     cp -f $conf_file $conf_file.XCATORIG
   fi
 
-  # check if already an entry by xCAT. If so, we need to replace it
-  grep "xCAT settings" $conf_file 2>&1 1> /dev/null
+  # check if already an entry by xCAT. If so, we need to remove it
+  grep "$xCATSettingsSTART" $conf_file 2>&1 1> /dev/null
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        sed -i "/# xCAT settings/,$ d" $conf_file
+        sed -i "/$xCATSettingsSTART/,/$xCATSettingsEND/ d" $conf_file
   fi
 
-  grep "xCAT settings" $remoteconf 2>&1 1> /dev/null
+  grep "$xCATSettingsSTART" $remoteconf 2>&1 1> /dev/null
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-     sed -i "/# xCAT settings/,$ d" $remoteconf
+     sed -i "/$xCATSettingsSTART/,/$xCATSettingsEND/ d" $remoteconf
   fi
 
   if [ $goLocal -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -182,7 +187,8 @@ config_rsyslog_V8()
     # to prevent duplicate logs after "syslog" script is run 
     sed -i '/^[^#].*\/var\/log\/messages/s/^/#/' $conf_file
 
-    echo "# xCAT settings" >> $conf_file
+    # Mark the start of xCAT section
+    echo "# $xCATSettingsSTART" >> $conf_file
     echo "#*.debug   /var/log/messages"  >> $conf_file
     # Need to uncomment the lines $ModLoad imudp.so and $UDPServerRun 514,
     # to make the MN be able to receive syslog from remote hosts
@@ -205,6 +211,8 @@ config_rsyslog_V8()
                 s/#input(type="imtcp" port="514")/input(type="imtcp" port="514")/' $conf_file
     fi
 
+    # Mark the end of xCAT section
+    echo "# $xCATSettingsEND" >> $conf_file
   else
     # not logging local, forward logging
     # backup the existing remote.conf file from the install
@@ -223,8 +231,9 @@ config_rsyslog_V8()
 
 
     # add xCAT entries
-    echo "# xCAT settings" >> $remoteconf
+    echo "# $xCATSettingsSTART" >> $remoteconf
     echo "*.* @$master" >> $remoteconf
+    echo "# $xCATSettingsEND" >> $remoteconf
  fi
  # restart syslog ( could be service or systemctl call depending on the OS)
  restartservice syslog