diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index f7a02620..9012b5b5 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ GUI(){
 				if [ ! -f ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/.statusclean ] || [ $(expr $(date +%s) - $(stat -c %Y ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/.statusclean)) -ge 900 ]; then
 					for oldstatus_check in ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-*; do
 						echo -n "HERE: ${oldstatus_check}  ===  "
-					    if ! [[ "${oldstatus_check}" =~ *".stuck"* ]]; then
+					    if ! [[ "${oldstatus_check}" =~ ".stuck" ]]; then
 							echo -n "not stuck - "
 							if [ $(expr $(date +%s) - $(stat -c %Y ${oldstatus_check})) -ge 60 ]; then
 								echo "removing"