diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index a1a472c0..271039d5 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ STATUS(){
 						fi
 					done
 				else
+					if [ ! -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}.down ]; then
+						touch ${FOLDER}/${nip}.down
+					fi
 					errtime=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y ${FOLDER}/${nip}.down)
 					if [ $errtime -gt ${RENOTIFY} ]; then
 						if [ ! -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}.errtime ]; then
@@ -241,7 +244,6 @@ STATUS(){
 							echo -e "${idsCL[Red]}Node is Down!${idsCL[Default]}"
 						fi
 					fi
-					touch ${FOLDER}/${nip}.down
 				fi
 				if [ "${ST_ACTION}" != "check" ]; then echo; fi
 				nid=`expr $nid + 1`