diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index a7bec5f3..52255397 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1422,8 +1422,8 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 				NCMD="ssh root@${nip}"
 			fi
 			c=0; cw=15; spc=''
-			spc=${cw}-${#NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}
-			until [ $c = ${spc} ]; do spc="${spc} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
+			spc1=${cw}-${#NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}
+			until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spc="${spc} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
 			echo -en "Updating ${NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}-Node${nid}${spc}($nip )... ${idsCL[Default]}"
 			# ${NCMD} "nodemgmt update q"
 			echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}COMPLETE${idsCL[Default]}"