diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index a2a3911b..ae414379 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -79,17 +79,14 @@ NEWCERT(){
 			do_with_root chmod -R 6775 /etc/letsencrypt 2>&1 | tee /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/cert-request.lastrun
 			yes | cp -rfH /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/cert-request.lastrun /etc/letsencrypt/cert-request.lastrun
 			echo -en "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Waiting for certifcate replication between the nodes... ${idsCL[Default]}"
-			until [ "${synccomplete}" = "true" ]; do
-				synccomplete=true
+			until [ "${synccheck}" = "" ]; do
 				for nip in "${NODE_HOSTS[@]}"; do
 					if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list ens192 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) == *"${nip}"* ]]; then NCMD=''
 						else NCMD="ssh root@${nip}"
 					fi
 					if [ "${NCMD}" != "" ]; then
 						check=`${NCMD} "cat /etc/letsencrypt/cert-request.lastrun" | diff - /etc/letsencrypt/cert-request.lastrun`
-						if [ "${check}" != "" ]; then
-							synccomplete=false
-						fi
+						synccheck="${synccheck}${check}"
 					fi
 				done
 			done