diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index f56f3fcc..2d8f9616 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@ source /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/defaults.inc
 
 STATUS() {
 	declare -i cw; declare -i spc1; declare -i c
+	if [ ! -z ${LOCAL_SERVICES+x} ];
+		then NCMD='ssh root@10.5.10.51'
+		else NCMD=''
+	fi
 	for nip in "${NODE_HOSTS[@]}"; do
 		if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list ens192 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) != *"${nip}"* ]]; then
 			for rcheck in "${REPL_CHECK[@]}"; do
-				rm -f ${FOLDER}/test.repl
+				${NCMD} rm -f ${FOLDER}/test.repl
 				daterun=`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M`
-				echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl
-				yes | cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl
+				${NCMD} echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl
+				${NCMD} yes | cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl
 			done
 		fi
 	done
@@ -119,16 +123,15 @@ STATUS() {
 
 STATUS-CHECK(){
 	if [ "${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}" != "" ]; then
-		if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list ens192 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) != *"${NODEHOSTS}"* ]]; then
-			echo
-		fi
+		if [ ! -z ${LOCAL_SERVICES+x} ]; then NCMD='ssh root@10.5.10.51'
+		else NCMD=''; fi
 		for nip in "${NODE_HOSTS[@]}"; do
 			if [[ $(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list ens192 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) != *"${nip}"* ]]; then
 				for rcheck in "${REPL_CHECK[@]}"; do
-					rm -f ${FOLDER}/test.repl
+					${NCMD} rm -f ${FOLDER}/test.repl
 					daterun=`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M`
-					echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl
-					yes | cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl
+					${NCMD} echo -e "iDS-Node${nid} (${nip})\n${daterun}" > ${FOLDER}/test.repl
+					${NCMD} yes | cp -rfH ${FOLDER}/test.repl ${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]}/test.repl
 				done
 			fi
 		done