diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 5fba2dbf..2d276f08 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -122,14 +122,21 @@ case "$1" in
 	;;
 	
 	status-check)
+		if [ -z ${LOCAL_SERVICES+x} ]; then SERVICES=$( IFS=$','; echo "${NODE_SERVICES[*]}" )
+			else SERVICES=$( IFS=$','; echo "${LOCAL_SERVICES[*]}" )
+		fi
+		IFS=,; SERVICES2=(${SERVICES}); unset IFS
+		
+		
 		nid=1
 		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@${nip}"
 			fi
-			for srvc in "${NODE_SERVICES[@]}"
+			for srvc in "${SERVICES2[@]}"
 			do
+				echo "checking $srvc"
 				if [ "${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}" != "" ]; then
 					if [ $(${NCMD} pgrep ${srvc} | wc -l) -lt "1" ]; then
 						echo "${NM_SERVICES[${srvc}]} is down" | mail -s "iDS-Node${nid}-${nip}" ${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}