diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 2599288a..8b8f8c03 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 	echo -e "${idsCL[LightGreen]}-------------------------------------------${idsCL[Default]}"
 	if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list eth0 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) == *"${MYSQLMANAGER}"* ]]; then
 		nip='localhost '
-		NCMD=''
+		NCMD='ssh root@localhost'
 	else
 		nip=${MYSQLMANAGER}
 		NCMD="ssh root@${MYSQLMANAGER}"