diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 4708003c..44be59f0 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 		NODE_TYPES+=("${nmtype}")
 		# echo "${nmtype} - $desc"
 	done
-	IFS=$'\n' sorted=($(sort <<<"${NM_NODETYPES[*]}")); unset IFS
+	IFS=$'\n' sorted=($(sort <<<"${!NM_NODETYPES[*]}")); unset IFS
 	
 	printf "[%s]\n" "${sorted[@]}"