diff --git a/gfxcreate.sh b/gfxcreate.sh
index 0d58434..a5de29d 100644
--- a/gfxcreate.sh
+++ b/gfxcreate.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ if $remove; then
     do
         ip=$(echo $line | cut -d ';' -f 1)
         vmid=$(echo $ip | cut -d '.' -f 3,4 | sed 's/\.// ')
-        until [[ $(qm status $vmid | cut -d ' ' -f 2) -ne "stopped" ]]
+        status=$(qm status $vmid | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+        until [[ $status -ne "stopped" ]]
         do
+            echo "$status"
             echo "Waiting for VM $vmid become stopped..."
             sleep 1
         done