diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 6fd0db65..6f9d9f76 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	
 	# for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do echo "${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]} ${k}"; done | sort -f | while read desc nmtype; do echo ${nmtype}; done
 	
-	IFS=$'\n' sorted=(`echo $(for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do echo "${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]} ${k}"; done | sort -f | while read desc nmtype; do echo ${nmtype}; done)`); unset IFS
+	test=$(for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do echo "${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]} ${k}"; done | sort -f | while read desc nmtype; do echo ${nmtype}; done)
+	
+	IFS=$'\n' sorted=($test); unset IFS
 	
 	printf "[%s]\n" "${sorted[@]}"