diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
index 634a4f730..ce9419af5 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/syncfiles
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 # do nothing when UPDATENODE=1 because it is done from the top down
 if [ -n "$UPDATENODE" ] && [ $UPDATENODE -eq 1 ]; then
-   echo "  Did not sync any files. Use updatenode -F to sync the files."
+   #echo "  Did not sync any files. Use updatenode -F to sync the files."
+   logger -t xCAT -p local4.err "$0: Did not sync any files. Use updatenode -F to sync the files."
   
    exit 0
 fi