diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 77325fa3..6e2fd550 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	unset IFS
 	
 	declare -a NODE_TYPES
-	for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
+	
+	IFS=$'\n' sorted=($(sort <<< for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
 		echo "${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]} ${k}"
 	done | sort -f | while read desc nmtype; do
-		NODE_TYPES+=("${nmtype}")
-		echo "${nmtype} - $desc"
-	done
+		echo "${nmtype}"
+	done)); unset IFS
 	
 	echo "HERE: ${NODE_TYPES}"