diff --git a/managementnode/lib/VCL/utils.pm b/managementnode/lib/VCL/utils.pm
index 7029d59..4022059 100644
--- a/managementnode/lib/VCL/utils.pm
+++ b/managementnode/lib/VCL/utils.pm
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@
 		if ($image_os_type =~ /windows/i) {
 			#notify($ERRORS{'OK'},0,"checking $nodename $ipaddress");
 			undef @SSHCMD;
-			@SSHCMD = run_ssh_command($shortname, $identity_keys, "netstat -an", "root", 22, 1);
+			@SSHCMD = run_ssh_command($nodename, $identity_keys, "netstat -an", "root", 22, 1);
 			foreach my $line (@{$SSHCMD[1]}) {
 				chomp($line);
 				if ($line =~ /Connection refused/) {