diff --git a/pregelix-core/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh b/pregelix-core/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh
index 779666d..db86d37 100644
--- a/pregelix-core/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh
+++ b/pregelix-core/src/main/resources/scripts/startnc.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	#Get IP Address
 	IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | grep "inet addr" | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f 2 -d ':'`
 else
-	IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig en1 | grep "inet" | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f 2 -d ':'`
+	IPADDR=`/sbin/ifconfig en1 | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f 2 -d ':'`
 fi
 
 #Get node ID