diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 62adda9e..86656991 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 	if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list eth0 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) == *"${nip}"* ]]; then
 		nip='localhost'
 	fi
-	c=0; cw=15; spca=''
+	c=0; cw=14; spca=''
 	spc1=${cw}-7
 	until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spca="${spca} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
 	c=0; cw=12; spcb=''
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ NODEUPDATE() {
 				nip='localhost  '
 			fi
 			NCMD="ssh root@${nip}"
-			c=0; cw=15; spca=''
+			c=0; cw=14; spca=''
 			spc1=${cw}-${#NM_NODETYPES[$NTYPE]}
 			until [ $c = ${spc1} ]; do spca="${spca} "; c=`expr $c + 1`; done
 			c=0; cw=12; spcb=''