diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 5fc2be06..cb503709 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 	unset IFS
 	
 	declare -a NODE_TYPES
-	for nmtype in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
-		echo $nmtype
+	for k in "${!NM_NODETYPES[@]}"; do
+		echo $k
+	done | sort | while read nmtype; do 
 		NODE_TYPES+=(${nmtype})
-	done | sort -nmtype3
+	done
 	
 	echo "HERE: $NODE_TYPES"