diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 90bed5df..bbc1d8af 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ NODEUPDATES() {
 	until [ "${completed}" == "true" ]; do
 		for nodecmd in /tmp/.nodeupdate.*.done; do
 			if [[ "${nodecmd}" != *"*"* ]]; then
-				nodecmd_output=$(cat ${nodecmd})
+				# nodecmd_output=$(cat ${nodecmd})
 				# [ "${nodecmd_output}" != "" ] && echo -e "${nodecmd_output}"
 				rm -f ${nodecmd}
 				((nc_count++))