diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 7143abaee..d5541a5b0 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ if [[ "$success" = 0 ]]; then
 
 	if [[ -n $ALLOW_ROLE && -n $ALLOW_CIDR ]]; then 
 		export IP=$ALLOW_CIDR
-		so-allow -"$ALLOW_ROLE" >> $setup_log 2>&1
+		so-allow -$ALLOW_ROLE >> $setup_log 2>&1
 	fi
 
 	if [[ $THEHIVE == 1 ]]; then