diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 1f9b005e..eb4755b2 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ NODEUPDATES() {
 			if [[ "${nodecmd}" != *"*"* ]]; then
 				nodecmd_output=$(cat ${nodecmd})
 				[ "${nodecmd_output}" != "" ] && echo -e "${nodecmd_output}"
-				rm -f ${nodecmd}
+				#rm -f ${nodecmd}
 				((nc_count++))
 			fi
 		done