diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 2710945c..cdb8db1f 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -764,8 +764,8 @@ SINGLE_SERVER_SERVICE_CHECK(){
 							# [ ! "$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && /usr/bin/docker start ${docker} & >/dev/null 2>&1
 							[ ! "$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && echo "starting local" || echo "already started local"
 						else
-							# ssh root@${nip} [ "$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && /usr/bin/docker stop ${docker} & >/dev/null 2>&1
-							ssh root@${nip} "[ '$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})' ] && echo 'stopping on $nip' || echo 'already stopped on $nip'"
+							# [ "$(ssh root@${nip} /usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && ssh root@${nip} /usr/bin/docker stop ${docker} & >/dev/null 2>&1
+							[ "$(ssh root@${nip} /usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && echo "stopping on $nip" || echo "already stopped on $nip"
 						fi
 					done
 				done