diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 23df79e7..77325fa3 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
 		echo "${NM_NODETYPES["$k"]} ${k}"
 	done | sort -f | while read desc nmtype; do
-		NODE_TYPES+=(("`echo $nmtype`"))
-		echo "$nmtype - $desc"
+		NODE_TYPES+=("${nmtype}")
+		echo "${nmtype} - $desc"
 	done
 	
 	echo "HERE: ${NODE_TYPES}"