diff --git a/helper-scripts/scripts/ldmsd_sampler_services b/helper-scripts/scripts/ldmsd_sampler_services
index 8227b26f2..a06f8793e 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/scripts/ldmsd_sampler_services
+++ b/helper-scripts/scripts/ldmsd_sampler_services
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
 		pdsh -f 80 -w $HOSTS "service ldmsd_sampler start"
 		;;
 	stop)
-		ho "Connecting to hosts: $HOSTS_S ..."
+		echo "Connecting to hosts: $HOSTS_S ..."
 		pdsh -f 80 -w $HOSTS "service ldmsd_sampler stop"
 		;;
 	status)