diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 5c953f70..2ea702fa 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ RUN_COMMAND(){
 				command_output=$([ "${NCMD}" != "" ] && ${NCMD} "${RUNCMD}" || ${RUNCMD})
 				touch /tmp/nmg.run.${nip}
 				if [ "${command_output}" != "" ]; then
-					echo ${command_output}
+					echo -e "command output: ${command_output}"
 					DIVIDER false green
 					echo
 				else