diff --git a/scripts/mkvm b/scripts/mkvm
index 7b19bf7..0ee6e7e 100755
--- a/scripts/mkvm
+++ b/scripts/mkvm
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ create_vm () {
 		VBoxManage unregistervm --delete "${nom}"
 	fi
 	vboxmanage import "${nomova}"  --vsys 0 --vmname "${nom}"
-	if [[ -v vmMem["${nom}" ]]; then
-		mem=vmMem["${nom}"]
+	if [[ -v vmMem[${nom}] ]]; then
+		mem=${vmMem[${nom}]}
+		echo "machine ${nom}: ${mem} ..."
 		VBoxManage modifyvm  "${nom}" --memory "${mem}"
 	fi
 }