diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/confluent.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/confluent.pm
index 595d00bf6..0b0602acc 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/confluent.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/confluent.pm
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ sub donodeent {
              }
         }
         if (defined($cfgent->{consoleondemand})) {
-            if ($cfgent->{consoleondemand}) {
+            if ($cfgent->{consoleondemand} == 'yes') {
                 $parameters{'console.logging'} = 'none';
             }
             else {
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ sub donodeent {
         } elsif ($::XCATSITEVALS{'consoleondemand'} and $::XCATSITEVALS{'consoleondemand'} !~ m/^n/) {
             $parameters{'console.logging'} = 'none';
         }
+	elsif ($::XCATSITEVALS{'consoleondemand'} and $::XCATSITEVALS{'consoleondemand'} == 'no') {
+            $parameters{'console.logging'} = 'full';
+        }
 
         # ok, now for nodepos...
         if (defined $cfgent->{u}) {