diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
index ecafd5446..c69bcd564 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
@@ -6313,7 +6313,18 @@ sub run_always_rsync_postscripts
 
             # build xdsh queue
             # build host and all scripts to execute
-            push(@{ $dshparms->{'postscripts'}{$postsfile} }, $host);
+            # EXECUTEALWAYS will only execute the syncfile in the syncfile list
+            foreach my $key (keys $$options{'destDir_srcFile'}{$host}) {
+              foreach my $key1 (keys %{ $$options{'destDir_srcFile'}{$host}{$key} }) {
+                my $index = 0;
+                while (my $src_file = $$options{'destDir_srcFile'}{$host}{$key}{$key1}->[$index]) {
+                  if ($src_file eq $tmppostfile) {
+                      push(@{ $dshparms->{'postscripts'}{$postsfile} }, $host);
+                  }
+                  $index++;
+                }
+              }
+            }
         }
     }