diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index b4b2e02b..d5d13281 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ DOWNLIST(){
 		ditem=${ditem//.down}
 		host=${ditem%%-*}
 		item=${ditem#*-}
-		if [ $ditem ?? '-' ]; then item=${ditem#*-};
+		if [[ $ditem == *"-"* ]]; then item=${ditem#*-};
 			else item='HOST DOWN'; fi
 		c=0; spc=''
 		spc1=${cw}-${#item}