diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/hosts.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/hosts.pm
index 1c46e4ed3..c17b48584 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/hosts.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/hosts.pm
@@ -252,6 +252,13 @@ sub add_hosts_content {
                     {
                         addnode $callback, $nodename, $ip, $ref->{hostnames}, $domain;
                     }
+		    else
+		    {
+			my $rsp;
+			push @{$rsp->{data}}, "Invalid IP Addr \'$ref->{ip}\' for node \'$ref->{node}\'.";
+			xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $callback);
+		    }
+
                     if (defined($ref->{otherinterfaces}))
                     {
                         addotherinterfaces $callback, $nodename, $ref->{otherinterfaces}, $domain;