diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index eae1e39a..865ae475 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ RUN_COMMAND(){
 }
 
 DOWNLIST(){
-	declare -i cw; declare -i spc1; declare -i c
+	declare -i cw; declare -i spc1; declare -i c; sss=0
 	DOWN_LIST=`find ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/ -maxdepth 1 -iname "*.down"`
 	IFS=$'\n'; read -rd '' -a DOWN_LIST <<<"${DOWN_LIST}"; unset IFS
 	if [ "${1}" == "report" ]; then