diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcdiscover.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcdiscover.pm
index fdf03b3b7..c7b3ae80c 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcdiscover.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/bmcdiscover.pm
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ sub process_request
     #$::args     = $request->{arg};
     if (ref($request->{environment}) eq 'ARRAY' and ref($request->{environment}->[0]->{XCAT_DEV_WITHERSPOON}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         $::XCAT_DEV_WITHERSPOON = $request->{environment}->[0]->{XCAT_DEV_WITHERSPOON}->[0];
+    } elsif (ref($request->{environment}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $::XCAT_DEV_WITHERSPOON = $request->{environment}->[0]->{XCAT_DEV_WITHERSPOON};
     } else {
         $::XCAT_DEV_WITHERSPOON = $request->{environment}->{XCAT_DEV_WITHERSPOON};
     }
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
index 3c30b1407..ec95782b5 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ sub preprocess_request {
 
     if (ref($request->{environment}) eq 'ARRAY' and ref($request->{environment}->[0]->{XCAT_OPENBMC_DEVEL}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         $::OPENBMC_DEVEL = $request->{environment}->[0]->{XCAT_OPENBMC_DEVEL}->[0];
+    } elsif (ref($request->{environment}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        $::OPENBMC_DEVEL = $request->{environment}->[0]->{XCAT_OPENBMC_DEVEL};
     } else {
         $::OPENBMC_DEVEL = $request->{environment}->{XCAT_OPENBMC_DEVEL};
     }