diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodersync b/confluent_client/bin/nodersync
index 8e125ee8..b53b6f34 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodersync
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodersync
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ def run():
     elif options.substitutename and not options.loginname:
         subname = options.substitutename
         if '{' not in subname:
-            cmdstr += ' {node}' + '{}:'.format(options.substitutename)  + targpath
+            cmdstr += ' {node}' + '{}:'.format(subname)  + targpath
+        else:
+            cmdstr += ' {}:'.format(subname) + targpath
     else:
         cmdstr += ' {node}:' + targpath