diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index d8bdd859..8ad92bac 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -578,7 +578,10 @@ STATUS(){
 								until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spc="${spc} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
 								echo -en " ${pname}$spc: "
 							fi
-							freespace=`${NCMD} df -hPBM ${partition} | awk '{print $4}' |tail -1|sed 's/M$//g'` >/dev/null 2>&1
+							
+							[ "${partition}" == "/dev/root" ] && prt='/' || prt=${partition}
+							freespace=`${NCMD} df -hPBM ${prt} | awk '{print $4}' |tail -1|sed 's/M$//g'` >/dev/null 2>&1
+							
 							if [ "${freespace}" -le "1000" ]; then
 								fs_status='error'
 								fs_status_color='Red'