diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index bba5acd07..5e590b237 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -718,6 +718,19 @@ if ((!-r "/etc/xcat/policy.sqlite") || $::FORCE)
     }
 }
 
+# Make this system a management node
+my $cmd = "/bin/touch /etc/xCATMN";
+my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
+if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+{
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Could not create /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
+}
+else
+{
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('I', "Created /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
+}
+
+
 #
 # set up syslog
 #
@@ -910,18 +923,6 @@ else
            "Copied $::root/.xcat/* to /install/postscripts/_xcat directory.\n");
 }
 
-# Make this system a management node
-my $cmd = "/bin/touch /etc/xCATMN";
-my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
-if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-{
-    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('E', "Could not create /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
-}
-else
-{
-    xCAT::MsgUtils->message('I', "Created /etc/xCATMN file.\n");
-}
-
 #
 # if there are xcatd processes then stop them
 #