diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 4a9f6c85..714e652d 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ NEWCERT(){
 				
 				echo
 				echo -e -n "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Reload NGINX on LB Nodes (Y/n): ${idsCL[Default]}"
-				read NGINXRELOAD
+				read -n 1 NGINXRELOAD
 				showdivide=yes
 				[[ ${NGINXRELOAD} =~ ^[Nn]$ ]] && tmp='' ||  SERVICE nginx reload