diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.monitor.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.monitor.sh
index f7d0bc40d..9c7d1e4d2 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.monitor.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.monitor.sh
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ if [ "$2" = "peer-kickstart" ]; then
     echo "error='selecting node from list failed'"
     exit 1
   fi
-  echo "newpeer='${nodeAddress}"
+  echo "newpeer='${nodeAddress}'"
 
   # kick start node with 
   $bitcoincli_alias addnode "${nodeAddress}" "onetry" 1>/dev/null