diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index fd1579cd..17c5bf77 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ NEWCERT(){
 	else
 		NEW_CERT=${1}
 	fi
-	if [ "${NEW_>CERT}" != "" ]; then
+	if [ "${NEW_CERT}" != "" ]; then
 		echo -e "${idsCL[LightGreen]}Requesting Certificate for '${idsCL[Yellow]}${NEW_CERT}${idsCL[LightGreen]}'...${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo ""
 		do_with_root $CERT_DAEMON certonly --webroot -w /var/www/html -d ${NEW_CERT}