diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm
index 31bc6c14a..5c9679688 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DBobjUtils.pm
@@ -488,7 +488,9 @@ sub getobjdefs
                     foreach my $lookup_attr (keys %{ $tabentry{'lookup_attrs'} }) {
                         # Check whether the attribute is already in %tabhash
                         # The %tabhash is for performance considerations
-                        if (($lookup_attr eq 'node') && ($objtype eq 'node')) {
+                        my $tabspec = $xCAT::Schema::tabspec{$lookup_table};
+                        my $nodecol = $tabspec->{'nodecol'} if defined($tabspec->{'nodecol'});
+                        if (($lookup_attr eq 'node' && $objtype eq 'node') || (defined($nodecol) && $objtype eq 'node')) {
                             if (defined($tabhash{$lookup_table}{$objname}{$tabattr})) {
                                 if ($verbose == 1) {
                                     $objhash{$objname}{$attr} = "$tabhash{$lookup_table}{$objname}{$tabattr}\t(Table:$lookup_table - Key:$lookup_attr - Column:$tabattr)";