diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 041b8bbb..9d19c32f 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -209,19 +209,18 @@ STATUS-CHECK(){
 						else
 							checked="`ssh root@10.5.10.51 \"ssh root@${nip} \"cat ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl\" | diff - ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl\"`"
 						fi
-						if [ `date +%s` -gt $timeout ]; then
+						if [ "`date +%s`" -gt "$timeout" ]; then
 							timeout=true
 							break
 						fi
 					done
 					if [ "${timeout}" != "true" ]; then
 						rm -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down
-					elif [ ! -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down ]; then
+					else
 						touch ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down
 						echo "Timeout occurred in waiting for replication between primary node and iDS-Node${nid} (${nip}) for the replicated folder of '${rcheck}'." | mail -s "Status-Check" ${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}
 					fi
 				done
-				echo
 			fi
 			nid=`expr $nid + 1`
 		done