diff --git a/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/define_service_nodes.rst b/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/define_service_nodes.rst
index 259a748a0..8b13f99df 100644
--- a/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/define_service_nodes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/advanced/hierarchy/define_service_nodes.rst
@@ -103,5 +103,7 @@ The following table illustrates the cluster being used in this example:
          chdef -t site clustersite installloc=
          rsync -auv --exclude 'autoinst' /install r1n01:/
          rsync -auv --exclude 'autoinst' /install r2n01:/
-         rsync -auv --exclude 'autoinst' /tftpboot r1n01:/
-         rsync -auv --exclude 'autoinst' /tftpboot r2n01:/
+         rsync -auv /tftpboot r1n01:/
+         rsync -auv /tftpboot r2n01:/
+
+.. note:: If ``/install`` and ``/tftpboot`` directories local to each Service Node are used and ``mknb`` command is executed to generate a diskless network boot image with custom changes, it will not be automatically copied to the Service Node. Make sure to run the above ``rsync`` commands after executing the ``mknb``. Verify ``/tftpboot/xcat`` directory on Service node contains ``genesis.kernel.<arch>`` and ``genesis.fs.<arch>.gz`` files.
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
index f194bfd64..2832d7710 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/destiny.pm
@@ -711,10 +711,16 @@ sub setdestiny {
                     $bphash->{$_}->[0]->{initrd} = "xcat/genesis.fs.$arch.$othersuffix";
                     $bphash->{$_}->[0]->{kcmdline} = $kcmdline . "xcatd=$master:$xcatdport destiny=$state";
                 }
-            } else {    #'legacy' environment
+            } else {    # genesis.kernel file is not there, assume 'legacy' environment
+                if (-r "$tftpdir/xcat/nbk.$arch") {
                     $bphash->{$_}->[0]->{kernel} = "xcat/nbk.$arch";
                     $bphash->{$_}->[0]->{initrd} = "xcat/nkfs.$arch.gz";
                     $bphash->{$_}->[0]->{kcmdline} = $kcmdline . "xcatd=$master:$xcatdport";
+                    $callback->({ warning => ["No genesis.kernel.$arch file found. Defaulting to legacy nbk.$arch"]});
+                } else { # can not find genesis.kernel or nbk file
+                    $callback->({ error => ["Could not find genesis.kernel.$arch or legacy nbk.$arch files"], errorcode => [1] });
+                    exit(1);
+                }
             }
         }