diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index a5a5dfc7..119ea3d5 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ STATUS(){
 							touch ${FOLDER}/${nip}.errtime
 						fi
 						if [ "${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}" != "" ]; then
-							echo "${NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}-Node${nid} has been down for $(SHOW_TIME ${toterrtime})" | mail -s "${NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}-Node${nid}-${nip}" ${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}
+							echo "${NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}-Node${nid} is down" | mail -s "${NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}-Node${nid}-${nip}" ${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}
 						fi
 					else
 						errtime=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y ${FOLDER}/${nip}.down)