diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPboot.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPboot.pm
index ce32e1428..27c30f6aa 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPboot.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/FSPboot.pm
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ sub rnetboot {
         my $chaintab = xCAT::Table->new('chain');
         my $vcon = $chaintab->getAttribs({ node => "$node"}, 'currstate');
         if ( $vcon and $vcon->{"currstate"} and $vcon->{"currstate"} eq "boot" ) {
-            return( [[$node,"Node is in boot state. Use nimnodeset command before rnetboot or -F option to forcely reinitialize",RC_ERROR]] );
+            return( [[$node,"Node is in boot state. Use nodeset command before rnetboot or use -F option with rnetboot",RC_ERROR]] );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCboot.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCboot.pm
index a0c067452..1e80eb09c 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCboot.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCboot.pm
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ sub rnetboot {
         my $chaintab = xCAT::Table->new('chain');
         my $vcon = $chaintab->getAttribs({ node => "$node"}, 'currstate');
         if ( $vcon and $vcon->{"currstate"} and $vcon->{"currstate"} eq "boot" ) {
-            return( [[$node,"Node is in boot state. Use nimnodeset command before rnetboot or -F option to forcely reinitialize",RC_ERROR]] );
+            return( [[$node,"Node is in boot state. Use nodeset command before rnetboot or use -F option with rnetboot",RC_ERROR]] );
         }
     }