diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh
index 4d78a26ec..00cc88d4d 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/xcatlib.sh
@@ -757,5 +757,5 @@ function msgutil_r {
 #               logfile:  the path of the file to append the log 
 ####################################################################
 function msgutil {
-    msgutil_r "localhost" "$@"
+   msgutil_r "" "$@"
 }