diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/ready/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/ready/main.go
index 2df4b33d..f77481f4 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/ready/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/ready/main.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("%-25s %-10s %-6s %-6s %-6s %-6s %-6s\n", "NODE NAME", "STATUS", "VNFS", "KERNEL", "KMODS", "SYS-OL", "RUN-OL")
+	fmt.Printf("%-25s %-10s %-6s %-6s %-6s %-6s %-6s\n", "NODE NAME", "READY", "VNFS", "KERNEL", "KMODS", "SYS-OL", "RUN-OL")
 
 	for _, node := range nodes {
 		var vnfs_good bool
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		var kmods_good bool
 		var systemo_good bool
 		var runtimeo_good bool
-		status := true
+		ready := true
 
 		if node.ContainerName.Get() != "" {
 			vnfsImage := container.ImageFile(node.ContainerName.Get())
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if util.IsFile(vnfsImage) == true {
 				vnfs_good = true
 			} else {
-				status = false
+				ready = false
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "VNFS not found: %s, %s\n", node.Id.Get(), vnfsImage)
 			}
 		} else {
-			status = false
+			ready = false
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node Kernel not defined: %s\n", node.Id.Get())
 		}
 
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if util.IsFile(kernel.KernelImage(node.KernelVersion.Get())) == true {
 				kernel_good = true
 			} else {
-				status = false
+				ready = false
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node Kernel not found: %s, %s\n", node.Id.Get(), node.KernelVersion.Get())
 			}
 			if util.IsFile(kernel.KmodsImage(node.KernelVersion.Get())) == true {
 				kmods_good = true
 			} else {
-				status = false
+				ready = false
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node Kmods not found: %s, %s\n", node.Id.Get(), node.KernelVersion.Get())
 			}
 		} else {
-			status = false
+			ready = false
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Node Kernel version not defined: %s\n", node.Id.Get())
 		}
 
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if util.IsFile(config.SystemOverlayImage(node.Id.Get())) == true {
 				systemo_good = true
 			} else {
-				status = false
+				ready = false
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "System Overlay not found: %s\n", config.SystemOverlayImage(node.Id.Get()))
 			}
 		} else {
-			status = false
+			ready = false
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "System Overlay not defined: %s\n", node.Id.Get())
 		}
 
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if util.IsFile(config.RuntimeOverlayImage(node.Id.Get())) == true {
 				runtimeo_good = true
 			} else {
-				status = false
+				ready = false
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Runtime Overlay not found: %s\n", config.RuntimeOverlaySource(node.Id.Get()))
 			}
 		} else {
-			status = false
+			ready = false
 			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Runtime Overlay not defined: %s\n", node.Id.Get())
 		}
 
-		fmt.Printf("%-25s %-10t %-6t %-6t %-6t %-6t %-6t\n", node.Id.Get(), status, vnfs_good, kernel_good, kmods_good, systemo_good, runtimeo_good)
+		fmt.Printf("%-25s %-10t %-6t %-6t %-6t %-6t %-6t\n", node.Id.Get(), ready, vnfs_good, kernel_good, kmods_good, systemo_good, runtimeo_good)
 	}
 
 	return nil