diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 484837f3..6dd8bb0f 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if [ -f ${FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 		IFS=,
 		var=(${NM_HOSTS[${ntype}]})
 		unset IFS
-		declare "NM_HOSTS_${ntype}"=var
+		declare "NM_HOSTS_${ntype}"=$var
 	done