diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm
index fe08e6c2b..831683347 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm
@@ -423,13 +423,19 @@ sub process_request {
     if (not $nosyncfiles) {
         # sync fils configured in the synclist to the rootimage
         $syncfile = xCAT::SvrUtils->getsynclistfile(undef, $osver, $arch, $profile, "netboot", $imagename);
-        if ( defined($syncfile) && -f $syncfile && -d $rootimg_dir) {
+        if ( defined($syncfile) && -d $rootimg_dir) {
             my $myenv='';
             if($envars){
                 $myenv.=" XCAT_OSIMAGE_ENV=$envars";
             }
-            print "Syncing files from $syncfile to root image dir: $rootimg_dir\n";
-            system("$myenv $::XCATROOT/bin/xdcp -i $rootimg_dir -F $syncfile");
+            my @filelist = split ',', $syncfile;
+            foreach my $synclistfile (@filelist) {
+                if ( -f $synclistfile) {
+                    print "Syncing files from $synclistfile to root image dir: $rootimg_dir\n";
+                    my $cmd = "$myenv $::XCATROOT/bin/xdcp -i $rootimg_dir -F $synclistfile";
+                    xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0, 1);
+                }
+            }
         }
     } else {
         print "Bypass of syncfiles requested, will not sync files to root image directory.\n";
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm
index 88ff3169c..60bbcc082 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm
@@ -233,10 +233,14 @@ sub process_request {
 
     #sync fils configured in the synclist to the rootimage
     $syncfile = xCAT::SvrUtils->getsynclistfile(undef, $osver, $arch, $profile, "netboot", $imagename);
-    if (defined($syncfile) && -f $syncfile
-        && -d $rootimg_dir) {
-        print "sync files from $syncfile to the $rootimg_dir\n";
-        `$::XCATROOT/bin/xdcp -i $rootimg_dir -F $syncfile`;
+    if (defined($syncfile) && -d $rootimg_dir) {
+        my @filelist = split ',', $syncfile;
+        foreach my $synclistfile (@filelist) {
+            if ( -f $synclistfile) {
+                print "sync files from $synclistfile to the $rootimg_dir\n";
+                `$::XCATROOT/bin/xdcp -i $rootimg_dir -F $synclistfile`;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     # check if the file "litefile.save" exists or not