diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 89ea9055..40dc919f 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ LISTCERTS(){
 		CERTEXPIRE=$(date -d "$(: | openssl x509 -in ${certdir}/cert.pem -text | grep 'Not After' |awk '{print $4,$5,$7}')" '+%s');
 		DAYS=14; DUEIN=$(($(date +%s) + (86400*$DAYS)));
 		
-		SUBJECTNAMES=`awk '{for(i=1; i<=NF; i++) if($i==", ") if(++count%3==0) $i=",\n"}1' ${SUBJECTNAMES}`
+		awk '{for(i=1; i<=NF; i++) if($i==", ") if(++count%3==0) $i=",\n"}1' ${SUBJECTNAMES}
 
 		declare -i cw; declare -i spc1; declare -i c
 		c=0; cw=30; spc=''