diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 4fabadf3..d82bcab4 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ source /opt/idssys/defaults/default.inc
 source /opt/idssys/settings/nodemgmt.conf
 source /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/defaults.inc
 
+#if [ "${1}" = "newsite" ]; then NEW_SITE=${2}; fi
+
 
 # ========================================================= #
 
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	;;
 	
 	newsite)
-		NEW_SITE={2}
+		NEW_SITE=${2}
 		rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-available/${NEW_SITE}.conf
 		rm -rf /var/www/${NEW_SITE}