diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm
index b9eddf7bc..23dc4b1d8 100644
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/lib/xcat/plugins/tabutils.pm
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ sub process_request
 
     if ($command eq "nodels")
     {
-        return nodels($nodes, $args, $callback, $request->{noderange}->[0]);
+        return nodels($nodes, $args, $callback, $request->{emptynoderange}->[0]);
     }
     elsif ($command eq "noderm" or $command eq "rmnode")
     {
diff --git a/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/xcatd
index 620753fd4..87e3ac42f 100755
--- a/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server-2.0/sbin/xcatd
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ sub plugin_command {
       }
       return ($rsp);
     }
+    unless (@nodes) {
+       $req->{emptynoderange} = [1];
+    }
   }
   if (@nodes) { $req->{node} = \@nodes; }
   my %unhandled_nodes;