diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat
index a9ed82e21..aee59812f 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.xcat
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ EOF
 chmod 755 /opt/xcat/xcatinstallpost
 
 chkconfig --add xcatpostinit1
+chkconfig xcatpostinit1 on
 
 #create the dskls post 
 cat >/opt/xcat/xcatdsklspost << 'EOF'