diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index c3918fb4..b8dfc7d4 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1434,11 +1434,11 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 			NCMD="ssh root@${nip}"
 			c=0; cw=15; spca=''
 			spc1=${cw}-${#NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}
-			until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spca="${spc} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
+			until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spca="${spca} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
 			${NCMD} "nodemgmt update q"
 			c=0; cw=14; spcb=''
 			spc1=${cw}-${#nip}
-			until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spcb="${spc} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
+			until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spcb="${spcb} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
 			echo -en "Updating ${NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}-Node${nid}${spca}($nip)${spcb}...  ${idsCL[Default]}"
 			echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}COMPLETE${idsCL[Default]}"
 			nid=`expr $nid + 1`