diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index aa3defee..781d4deb 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1364,15 +1364,12 @@ SERVICE(){
 					echo -en "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Verifying nginx config and ssl cert replication across the nodes... ${idsCL[Default]}"
 				fi
 				if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list eth0 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) == *"${!NT_HOST}"* ]]; then
-					PH_CMD=""
+					PH_CMD="ssh root@localhost"
 				else
 					PH_CMD="ssh root@${!NT_HOST}"
 				fi
-				echo "HERE: ${PH_CMD}"
-				${PH_CMD} "/usr/bin/touch /etc/nginx/test.repl"
 				${PH_CMD} "echo -e \"Service ${1} ${2}\" > /etc/nginx/test.repl"
 				if [ "$NODE_TYPE" != "NC" ]; then
-					${PH_CMD} "/usr/bin/touch /etc/letsencrypt/test.repl"
 					${PH_CMD} "echo -e \"Service ${1} ${2}\" > /etc/letsencrypt/test.repl"
 				fi
 				for nip in "${!NT_HOSTS}"; do