diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 2d8f9616..3dc97f4f 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ STATUS() {
 			for rcheck in "${REPL_CHECK[@]}"; do
 				${NCMD} rm -f ${FOLDER}/test.repl
 				daterun=`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M`
-				${NCMD} echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl
-				${NCMD} yes | cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl
+				${NCMD} 'echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl'
+				yes | ${NCMD} cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl
 			done
 		fi
 	done