diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 8a40d49e..968a6a4d 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ VCENTER-SSL(){
 	echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Checking if certificate needs to be updated on vCenter... ${idsCL[Default]}"
 	VCCERTDAYS=$(${FOLDER}/ssl-cert-check/ssl-cert-check -p 443 -s ${VCHOSTNAME} -N)
 	
-	if [ "${VCCERTDAYS}" -lt 30 ]; then
+	if [ "${VCCERTDAYS}" -lt "30" ]; then
 		echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Certificate is still valid for ${VCCERTDAYS} days yet, no noeed to update${idsCL[Default]}"
 		exit 0
 	else