diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 813ef393..2710945c 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ SINGLE_SERVER_SERVICE_CHECK(){
 							[ ! "$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && echo "starting local" || echo "already started local"
 						else
 							# ssh root@${nip} [ "$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && /usr/bin/docker stop ${docker} & >/dev/null 2>&1
-							ssh root@${nip} '[ "$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})" ] && echo "stopping on $nip" || echo "already stopped on $nip"'
+							ssh root@${nip} "[ '$(/usr/bin/docker ps -q -f name=${docker})' ] && echo 'stopping on $nip' || echo 'already stopped on $nip'"
 						fi
 					done
 				done