diff --git a/vmcreate.sh b/vmcreate.sh
index 3b05366..a2498bc 100644
--- a/vmcreate.sh
+++ b/vmcreate.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-cat ./hosts | while read line
+for line in $(<hosts)
 do
     ip=$(echo $line | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
     hostname=$(echo $line | cut -d ' ' -f 2)