diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm
index c6d96ebb5..82e4411f3 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/packimage.pm
@@ -484,14 +484,14 @@ sub process_request {
         $oldmask = umask 0077;
     } elsif ($method =~ /tar/) {
         if (!$exlistloc) {
-            $excludestr = "find . -xdev -print0 | tar --selinux --xattrs-include='*' --null -T - -c | $compress -c - > ../rootimg.$suffix";
+            $excludestr = "find . -xdev -print0 | tar --selinux --xattrs-include='*' --no-recursion --use-compress-program=$compress --null -T - -cf ../rootimg.$suffix";
         } else {
             chdir("$rootimg_dir");
             system("$excludestr >> $xcat_packimg_tmpfile");
             if ($includestr) {
                 system("$includestr >> $xcat_packimg_tmpfile");
             }
-            $excludestr = "cat $xcat_packimg_tmpfile| tar --selinux --xattrs-include='*' -T - -c | $compress -c - > ../rootimg.$suffix";
+            $excludestr = "cat $xcat_packimg_tmpfile| tar --selinux --xattrs-include='*' --no-recursion --use-compress-program=$compress -T - -cf  ../rootimg.$suffix";
         }
         $oldmask = umask 0077;
     } elsif ($method =~ /squashfs/) {
@@ -508,8 +508,15 @@ sub process_request {
         return 1;
     }
     chdir("$rootimg_dir");
-    my $outputmsg = `$excludestr`;
-    $callback->({ info => ["$outputmsg"] });
+    my $outputmsg = `$excludestr 2>&1`;
+    unless($?){
+        $callback->({ info => ["$outputmsg"] });
+    }else{
+        $callback->({ info => ["$outputmsg"] });
+        $callback->({ error => ["packimage failed while running: \n $excludestr"], errorcode => [1] }); 
+        system("rm -rf $xcat_packimg_tmpfile");
+        return 1;
+    }
     if ($method =~ /cpio/) {
         chmod 0644, "$destdir/rootimg.$suffix";
         if ($dotorrent) {