diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 9e76fb4e..49f616dc 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1851,7 +1851,8 @@ DOWNLIST(){
 		ditem=${ditem//.down}
 		host=${ditem%%-*}
 		item=${ditem#*-}
-		
+		if [ $ditem ?? '-' ]; then item=${ditem#*-}
+		else item='HOST DOWN'
 		c=0; spc=''
 		spc1=${cw}-${#item}
 		echo "HERE: $downitem ~ $ditem ~ $host ~ $item ~ $spc1"