diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 2250136f..aa88d374 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ NODEUPDATES() {
 			if [[ "${nodecmd}" != *"*"* ]]; then
 				nodecmd_output=$(cat ${nodecmd})
 				[ "${nodecmd_output}" != "" ] && echo -e "${nodecmd_output}"
-				rm -f ${nodecmd}
+				# rm -f ${nodecmd}
 				((nc_count++))
 			fi
 		done