diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/lpar_netboot.expect b/xCAT-server/sbin/lpar_netboot.expect
index e2ca13666..4dcd1ebbb 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/lpar_netboot.expect
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/lpar_netboot.expect
@@ -1685,6 +1685,9 @@ proc Boot {} {
         -ex {BOOTP} {
             nc_msg "$PROGRAM: # Network boot proceeding, exiting.\n"
         }
+        -ex {------} {
+            nc_msg "$PROGRAM: # Network boot proceeding, exiting.\n"
+        }
         timeout {
             set mins [expr ($timeout/60)]
             send_user "$PROGRAM: Timeout waiting for the boot image to boot up. \