diff --git a/misc/adoptnode.sh b/misc/adoptnode.sh
index 887ddf4b..3c9154db 100755
--- a/misc/adoptnode.sh
+++ b/misc/adoptnode.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi
 OLDINSECURE=$(nodeattrib $TARGNODE deployment.useinsecureprotocols -b 2> /dev/null |grep -v inherited|awk '{print $3}')
 nodedefine $TARGNODE deployment.profile=$TARGPROF deployment.useinsecureprotocols= deployment.pendingprofile=$TARGPROF
 confetty set /nodes/$TARGNODE/deployment/ident_image=create
-REMTMP=$(ssh $TARGNODE $(mktemp -d))
+REMTMP=$(ssh $TARGNODE mktemp -d)
 scp /var/lib/confluent/private/identity_files/$TARGNODE.json $TARGNODE:$REMTMP
 rm /var/lib/confluent/private/identity_files/$TARGNODE.*
 rm /var/lib/confluent/private/identity_images/$TARGNODE.*
diff --git a/misc/prepadopt.sh b/misc/prepadopt.sh
index 19046d3e..54ca9cad 100644
--- a/misc/prepadopt.sh
+++ b/misc/prepadopt.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if [ "$FWACTIVE" == 1 ]; then systemctl stop firewalld; fi
 opt/confluent/bin/copernicus  > /etc/confluent/confluent.info
 #opt/confluent/bin/clortho $TARGNODE $DEPLOYSRV > /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey
 . /etc/confluent/functions
-confluentpython opt/confluent/bin/apiclient -i $TAGRIDENT /confluent-api/self/deploycfg2 > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
+confluentpython opt/confluent/bin/apiclient -i $TARGIDENT /confluent-api/self/deploycfg2 > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
 if [ "$FWACTIVE" == 1 ]; then systemctl start firewalld; fi
 cp opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /opt/confluent/bin
 #curl -sg -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)" -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $TARGNODE" https://$UDEPLOYSRV/confluent-api/self/deploycfg2 > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg