diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/xcatd/case0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/xcatd/case0
index e9947e1b9..bec49085a 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/xcatd/case0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/xcatd/case0
@@ -1,31 +1,46 @@
 start:xcatd_start
 description:stop then start xcatd daemon, and check all the 6 processes are running
 os:linux
+cmd:if [ -d "/tmp/xcatd_start" ]; then mv /tmp/xcatd_start /tmp/xcatd_start.org; fi; mkdir -p /tmp/xcatd_start
+check:rc==0
 cmd:service xcatd status
 check:rc==0
-check:output=~xcatd service is running
+check:output=~Active: active \(running\)|xcatd service is running
+cmd:ps axjf |grep -v grep |grep "xcatd:" | tee /tmp/xcatd_start/original_xcatd_processes_status
+check:rc==0
+cmd:cat /tmp/xcatd_start/original_xcatd_processes_status |wc -l
+check:output=~6
 cmd:service xcatd stop
 check:rc==0
 cmd:sleep 3
+cmd:ps axjf |grep -v grep |grep "xcatd:" | tee /tmp/xcatd_start/after_stop_xcatd_processes_status
+check:rc==0
+cmd:cat /tmp/xcatd_start/after_stop_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~0
 cmd:service xcatd start
 check:rc==0
-check:output=~Starting xcatd
-check:output=~[  OK  ]
+cmd:sleep 3
 cmd:service xcatd status
 check:rc==0
-check:output=~xcatd service is running
-cmd:result=`ps -ef | grep "xcatd: SSL listener" | grep -v grep | wc -l`; if [ $result -eq 1 ]; then echo "only one process"; fi
-check:output=~only one process
-cmd:result=`ps -ef | grep "xcatd: DB Access" | grep -v grep | wc -l`; if [ $result -eq 1 ]; then echo "only one process"; fi
-check:output=~only one process
-cmd:result=`ps -ef | grep "xcatd: UDP listener" | grep -v grep | wc -l`; if [ $result -eq 1 ]; then echo "only one process"; fi
-check:output=~only one process
-cmd:result=`ps -ef | grep "xcatd: install monitor" | grep -v grep | wc -l`; if [ $result -eq 1 ]; then echo "only one process"; fi
-check:output=~only one process
-cmd:result=`ps -ef | grep "xcatd: Discovery worke" | grep -v grep | wc -l`; if [ $result -eq 1 ]; then echo "only one process"; fi
-check:output=~only one process
-cmd:result=`ps -ef | grep "xcatd: Command log writer" | grep -v grep | wc -l`; if [ $result -eq 1 ]; then echo "only one process"; fi
-check:output=~only one process
+check:output=~Active: active \(running\)|xcatd service is running
+cmd:ps axjf |grep -v grep |grep "xcatd:" | tee /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status
+check:rc==0
+cmd:cat  /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~6
+cmd:grep "xcatd: SSL listener" /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~1
+cmd:grep "xcatd: DB Access" /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~1
+cmd:grep "xcatd: UDP listener" /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~1
+cmd:grep "xcatd: Discovery worker" /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~1
+cmd:grep "xcatd: install monitor" /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~1
+cmd:grep "xcatd: Command log writer" /tmp/xcatd_start/after_start_xcatd_processes_status|wc -l
+check:output=~1
+cmd: rm -rf /tmp/xcatd_start; if [ -d "/tmp/xcatd_start.org" ]; then mv /tmp/xcatd_start.org /tmp/xcatd_start; fi
+check:rc==0
 end
 
 start:xcatd_start_systemd