diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn
index 406252acf..2101cfa9f 100755
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/customize_sleep_for_sn
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ sleep 300;
 
 my $timecnt=0;
 while($timecnt < 200){
-    my $booted=system("lsdef -l $snnodename|grep status|grep booted");
+    my $booted=system("lsdef -l $snnodename|grep status|grep booted > /dev/null 2>&1");
     last if($booted==0);
  
     if($os =~ /rhel/i && $arch =~ /^ppc64$/i){
-        my $booting=system("lsdef -l $snnodename|grep status|grep booting");
+        my $booting=system("lsdef -l $snnodename|grep status|grep booting > /dev/null 2>&1");
         system("xdsh $snnodename \"echo 1\"")  if($booting==0);
         `echo "send signal to $snnodename for the $timecnt times" >> $log`;
     }
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn
index b58c44474..d02f342a8 100755
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/pre_deploy_sn
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
 
+$ENV{TERM} = "xterm-256color";
+
 my $os=$ARGV[0];
 my $arch=$ARGV[1];
 my $log="/tmp/pre_deploy_sn.log";
@@ -13,20 +15,7 @@ sub runcmd{
     }
 }
 
-my $setupmysqlscript="#!/usr/bin/expect -f
-set timeout -1
-spawn mysqlsetup -i
-expect \"in the MySQL database:\"
-send \"12345\\r\"
-expect \"in the MySQL database:\"
-send \"12345\\r\"
-interact
-";
-
-my $cmd = "echo '$setupmysqlscript' > /tmp/setupmysqlscript && chmod +x /tmp/setupmysqlscript";
-runcmd("$cmd");
-
-$cmd="bash -lic \"/tmp/setupmysqlscript > /tmp/setupmysqlscript.rst\" ";
+$cmd="XCATMYSQLADMIN_PW=12345 XCATMYSQLROOT_PW=12345 /opt/xcat/bin/mysqlsetup -i -V";
 runcmd("$cmd");
 
 $cmd="echo \"GRANT ALL on xcatdb.* TO xcatadmin@\'%\'  IDENTIFIED BY \'12345\'\;\" | mysql -u root -p12345";