diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 49f05b8f..b05c3e6e 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ SERVICE(){
 			var1=${NTYPE}_SERVICES_CHECK[@]
 			echo ${!var1}
 			# if [[ "${!var1}" = *"${1}"* ]]; then
-			if [[ " ${!var1[*]} " =~ " ${1} " ]]; then
+			if [[ " ${!var1} " =~ " ${1} " ]]; then
 				nid=1
 				if [ "${3}" != "" ]; then
 					var2=(${3})