diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/plugins/check_testcloud b/roles/nagios_server/files/plugins/check_testcloud
index da5b9fbcf9..eb8c7aab3b 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/plugins/check_testcloud
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/plugins/check_testcloud
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 RUNNING_VMS=`testcloud instance list | grep -i 'running' | wc -l`
-$CRITICAL=20
-$WARNING=15
+CRITICAL=20
+WARNING=15
 
 
 if [ $RUNNING_VMS -gt $CRITICAL ]