diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 44907361..a0206082 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ DOWNLIST(){
 	# for downitem in $(</tmp/downlist); do
 	for downitem in `find /opt/idssys/nodemgmt -name "*.down"`; do
 		downitem=${downitem##*/}
-		ho=${downitem#*-}
+		item=${downitem#*-}
 		
 		c=0; spc=''
 		spc1=${cw}-${#item}