diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index dcd76bc3..7dc78326 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -786,13 +786,16 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 	if [ "${2}" != "sync" ]; then
 		c=0; cw=24; spca=''; spc1=${cw}-7; until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spca="${spca} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
 		echo -en "Updating Node-Manager[$nmip]${spca}  ~  ${idsCL[LightCyan]}NodeMGMT${idsCL[Default]} : "
-		ssh -tq root@${nmip} "nodemgmt update q"
+		ssh -tq root@${nmip} "nodemgmt update q" >/dev/null 2>&1
 		echo -en "${idsCL[Green]}COMPLETE${idsCL[Default]}  ~  ${idsCL[LightCyan]}LinUPx${idsCL[Default]} : "
-		ssh -tq root@${nmip} "runup runup"
+		ssh -tq root@${nmip} "runup runup" >/dev/null 2>&1
 		echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}COMPLETE${idsCL[Default]}"
 	fi
 	
 	echo
+	
+	nmdiv=$(ls -l --time-style=+%s ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc  | cut -d ' ' -f 6)
+	
 	for NTYPE in "${NODE_TYPES[@]}"; do
 		nid=1
 		var=${NTYPE}_HOSTS[@]
@@ -824,7 +827,7 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 			fi
 
 			echo -en "  ~  ${idsCL[LightCyan]}Sync Defaults${idsCL[Default]} : "
-			if [ $(ls -l --time-style=+%s ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc  | cut -d ' ' -f 6) -ne $(ssh -tq root@${nip} ls -l --time-style=+%s ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc  | cut -d ' ' -f 6) ]; then
+			if [ ${nmdiv} -ne $(ssh -tq root@${nip} ls -l --time-style=+%s ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc  | cut -d ' ' -f 6) ]; then
 				rsync -az ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc root@${nip}:${NM_FOLDER}/ >/dev/null 2>&1
 				echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}SYNCED${idsCL[Default]}"
 			else