diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 2182ad2f..e73debe9 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ NODEUPDATES() {
 				((nc_count++))
 			fi
 		done
-		if [ ${nc_count} -eq ${ncount} ] || [ ! -f /tmp/.nodeupdate.*.done ]; then
+		# if [ ${nc_count} -eq ${ncount} ] || [ ! -f /tmp/.nodeupdate.*.done ]; then
+		if [ ${nc_count} -eq ${ncount} ]; then
 			completed=true
 			break
 		fi