diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rinstall.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rinstall.pm
index 52fcc4e27..2eed25a01 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rinstall.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/rinstall.pm
@@ -387,6 +387,16 @@ sub rinstall {
             xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $rsp, $callback);
         }
 
+        # if only provision one node and failed nodeset, will exit the command
+        # instead of continue with rnetboot/rsetboot, rpower.
+        if (scalar(@nodes) == 1) {
+            $rsp->{error}->[0] = "Failed to run 'nodeset' against the node: @nodes";
+            $rsp->{errorcode}->[0] = 1;
+            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $callback);
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+
         foreach my $node (@failurenodes) {
             delete $nodes{$node};
         }