diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 07ee2104..8c1b1af3 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1854,7 +1854,11 @@ DOWNLIST(){
 		if [[ $ditem == *"-"* ]]; then item=${NM_SERVICES[${ditem#*-}]};
 			else item='HOST DOWN'; fi
 		
-		toterrtime=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y ${FOLDER}/${ditem}.errtime)
+		if [ -f ${FOLDER}/${ditem}.errtime ]; then
+			toterrtime=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y ${FOLDER}/${ditem}.errtime)
+		else
+			toterrtime=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y ${FOLDER}/${ditem}.down)
+		fi
 		
 		c=0; spc=''
 		spc1=${cw}-${#item}