diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/pxe.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/pxe.pm
index 0b53da38c..5af895ada 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/pxe.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/pxe.pm
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ sub process_request {
   if (!$inittime) { $inittime=0;}
 
   #dhcp stuff -- inittime is set when xcatd on sn is started
-  unless (($args[0] eq 'stat') || ($inittime)) {
+  unless (($args[0] eq 'stat') || ($inittime) || ($args[0] eq 'offline')) {
       my $do_dhcpsetup=1;
       my $sitetab = xCAT::Table->new('site');
       if ($sitetab) {
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xnba.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xnba.pm
index cf6e047fe..f28c25e4e 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xnba.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/xnba.pm
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ sub process_request {
 
 
   #dhcp stuff -- inittime is set when xcatd on sn is started
-  unless (($args[0] eq 'stat') || ($inittime)) {
+  unless (($args[0] eq 'stat') || ($inittime) || ($args[0] eq 'offline')) {
       my $do_dhcpsetup=1;
       my $sitetab = xCAT::Table->new('site');
       if ($sitetab) {