diff --git a/powerwall.sh b/powerwall.sh
index 559151b7..c2b45f34 100755
--- a/powerwall.sh
+++ b/powerwall.sh
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ SHUTDOWN_SERVER(){
 		echo "(${datetime}) - Shutting down ${host} (${hostip})" >> ${PW_LOGFILE}
 		
 		echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Enabling maintenance mode & starting iSCSI VM migrations ... "
-		[ "${TEST}" != "true" ] && run=$(${PW_FOLDER}/esxi-scripts/host-maintenance_mode.ps1 ${PW_VCENTER_HOST_NAMES[${hostip}]} & >/dev/null 2>&1)
+		[ "${TEST}" != "true" ] && ${PW_FOLDER}/esxi-scripts/host-maintenance_mode.ps1 ${PW_VCENTER_HOST_NAMES[${hostip}]} & >/dev/null 2>&1
 		# sleep 30s
 		echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Done\n"