diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 979e3734..9ed348fe 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	unset IFS
 	
 	declare -a NODE_TYPES
-	while read desc nmtype; do
-		NODE_TYPES+=("$nmtype")
-		echo "$nmtype - $desc"
-	done <<< for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
+	for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
 		echo "${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]} ${k}"
-	done | sort -f
+	done | sort -f | while read desc nmtype; do
+		NODE_TYPES+=($(echo $nmtype))
+		echo "$nmtype - $desc"
+	done
 	
 	echo "HERE: ${NODE_TYPES}"