diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm
index d2525b0db..54b9288bd 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/NFSsn.pm
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ sub handled_commands
 
 {
     my $rc = 0;
+    mkpath "/var/ftp/install";
+    mkpath "/var/ftp/tftpboot";
+    system "mount -o bind $installdir /var/ftp/install";
+    system "mount -o bind /tftpboot /var/ftp/tftpboot";
     if (xCAT::Utils->isServiceNode())
     {
         my @nodeinfo   = xCAT::Utils->determinehostname;
@@ -104,10 +108,6 @@ sub setup_NFS
     my $arch;
 
     # make sure vsftpd is started
-    mkpath "/var/ftp/install";
-    mkpath "/var/ftp/tftpboot";
-    system "mount -o bind $installdir /var/ftp/install";
-    system "mount -o bind /tftpboot /var/ftp/tftpboot";
     my $cmd = "service vsftpd start";
     xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
     if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)