diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 54182631..6373b2d0 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -329,11 +329,13 @@ NODEUPDATES() {
 	for NTYPE in "${NM_NODE_TYPES[@]}"; do
 		var=${NTYPE}_HOSTS[@]
 		for nip in "${!var}"; do
-			if [[ ${RUN_NODE_IP} == *"${nip}"* ]]; then
-				nip='localhost  '
+			if [ ! -f /tmp/.nodeupdate.${NM_HOSTNAMES[${nip}]// /-}.running ]; then
+				if [[ ${RUN_NODE_IP} == *"${nip}"* ]]; then
+					nip='localhost  '
+				fi
+				NODEUPDATE "${nip}" "${2}" "${NMCMD}" &
+				((ncount++))
 			fi
-			NODEUPDATE "${nip}" "${2}" "${NMCMD}" &
-			((ncount++))
 		done
 	done