diff --git a/nagios/templates/check_library.sh.j2 b/nagios/templates/check_library.sh.j2
index 63838b8b..73919824 100644
--- a/nagios/templates/check_library.sh.j2
+++ b/nagios/templates/check_library.sh.j2
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
-EXPORT NAGIOS_OK=0
-EXPORT NAGIOS_WARNING=1
-EXPORT NAGIOS_CRITICAL=2
-EXPORT NAGIOS_UNKNOWN=3
+export NAGIOS_OK=0
+export NAGIOS_WARNING=1
+export NAGIOS_CRITICAL=2
+export NAGIOS_UNKNOWN=3
 
 ISTI_PLUGDIR={{ nagios_isti_plugdir }}
 COMMON_LIB={{ nagios_common_lib }}