diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 4f1a22f3..d27ce6b3 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	declare -a NODE_TYPES
 	for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
 		echo "${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]} ${k}"
-	done | sort | while read desc nmtype; do
+	done | sort -f | while read desc nmtype; do
 		NODE_TYPES+=$nmtype
 		echo "$nmtype - $desc"
 	done