diff --git a/tools/runtime/nagios/ixp-manager-check-switch.sh b/tools/runtime/nagios/ixp-manager-check-switch.sh
index ca0b3653b..7386fab95 100755
--- a/tools/runtime/nagios/ixp-manager-check-switch.sh
+++ b/tools/runtime/nagios/ixp-manager-check-switch.sh
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ else
     RETCODE=2;
 fi
 
-while read line; do
+echo $STATUS | jq -r '.msgs[]' | while read line; do
     echo -n "${line} "
-done< <(echo $STATUS | jq -r '.msgs[]')
+done
 
 echo