diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 9dba15e2..1f9b005e 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ NODEUPDATES() {
 				((nc_count++))
 			fi
 		done
-		echo "HERE: {nc_count} - ${ncount}"
+		echo "HERE: ${nc_count} - ${ncount}"
 		if [ ${nc_count} -eq ${ncount} ]; then
 			completed=true
 			break