diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 3dc97f4f..5c10c3c3 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ STATUS() {
 			for rcheck in "${REPL_CHECK[@]}"; do
 				${NCMD} rm -f ${FOLDER}/test.repl
 				daterun=`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M`
-				${NCMD} 'echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl'
+				if [ "${NCMD}" = "" ]; then
+					echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl
+				else
+					${NCMD} 'echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl'
+				fi
 				yes | ${NCMD} cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl
 			done
 		fi