diff --git a/utils/bootstrap.pl b/utils/bootstrap.pl
index 121065c..c17b2d3 100755
--- a/utils/bootstrap.pl
+++ b/utils/bootstrap.pl
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ sub showHelp()
 getopts("ht", \%options);
 
 if ($ARGV[0]) {
-	my $myNode=$ARGV[0];
+	$myNode=$ARGV[0];
 } else {
 	showHelp();
 	exit;