diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 74c1e72a..24c70f69 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # NodeMgmt - Galera/NGINX Node Management Scripts
 
-if [ ! -z ${1} ]; then
-	action="$1"
-fi
+action="$1"
 
 if [ ! -f /opt/idssys/settings/nodemgmt.conf ]; then
 	if [ ! -d /opt/idssys/settings ]; then