diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index cfa5858b..e38fcf8a 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ if [ ${action-x} ]; then
 		status)
 			if [ -f "${FOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
 				echo 'yes1'
-				if [ `stat --format=%Y "${FOLDER}/status-check.running"` -gt $(( `date +%s` - 300 )) ]; then
+				if [ $(`stat --format=%Y "${FOLDER}/status-check.running"`) -lt $((`date +%s` - 300)) ]; then
 					echo 'yes2'
 					rm -f "${FOLDER}/status-check.running"
 				else