diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index 5300e9d4b..e2ab07be5 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -259,8 +259,9 @@ if ($::INITIALINSTALL || $::FORCE || $::UPDATEINSTALL)
 
     if ($::osname eq 'AIX')
     {
-        xCAT::Utils->setupAIXconserver($::VERBOSE);
-
+        if ($::INITIALINSTALL) { # do only on install
+          xCAT::Utils->setupAIXconserver($::VERBOSE);
+        }
         &setupAIXIPMITool;
 
         # Add the xcatd subsystem to the AIX