diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 58ffa567..1db87ceb 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ if [ -f ${FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	WEB_SINGLESRVR_DOCKERS=(${WEB_SINGLESRVRDOCKERS})
 	
 	for ntype in "${NODE_TYPES[@]}"; do
-		declare "NM_HOSTS_${ntype}"=("${NM_HOSTS["$ntype"]}")
+		var=("${NM_HOSTS["$ntype"]}")
+		declare "NM_HOSTS_${ntype}"="${var}"
 	done
 
 	unset IFS