diff --git a/modules/configuration/server/src/main/resources/UGE_Groovy.template b/modules/configuration/server/src/main/resources/UGE_Groovy.template
index ce378f984e..2870401b9f 100644
--- a/modules/configuration/server/src/main/resources/UGE_Groovy.template
+++ b/modules/configuration/server/src/main/resources/UGE_Groovy.template
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
    if (moduleCommands != null) for(mc in moduleCommands)  out.print mc +'\n'
    if (workingDirectory != null && workingDirectory != "")  out.print 'cd ' + workingDirectory +'\n'
    if (preJobCommands != null) for(pjc in preJobCommands)  out.print pjc +'\n'
-   if (jobSubmitterCommand != null && jobSubmitterCommand != "")  out.print jobSubmitterCommand + ' '
-   if (processPerNode != null && processPerNode != "")  out.print processPerNode + ' '
+   if (jobSubmitterCommand != null && jobSubmitterCommand != "")  {
+       out.print jobSubmitterCommand + ' '
+       if (processPerNode != null && processPerNode != "")  out.print processPerNode + ' '
+   }
    if (executablePath != null && executablePath != "")  out.print  executablePath + ' '
    if (inputs != null) for(input in inputs)  out.print input + ' '
    out.print '\n'