diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index cdbebeaa..a21040e3 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ SERVICE(){
 				if [ "${3}" != "q" ]; then
 					echo -en "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Verifying nginx config and ssl cert replication across the nodes... ${idsCL[Default]}"
 				fi
-				if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list eth0 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) == *"${nip}"* ]]; then
+				if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list eth0 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) == *"${!NT_HOST}"* ]]; then
 					PH_CMD=""
 				else
 					PH_CMD="ssh root@${!NT_HOST}"