diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 35dbc5c..22812ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * post-install: use basename of path in generateldif.sh to define file from elsewhere
 * bgp, collectd, logsentry, ospf: update scripts
 * collectd: improve dns_stats.sh script for more metrics
+* ospf: do not repeat use of command, use variable instead with output of command
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/roles/ospf/templates/ospf6d-check-peers.sh.j2 b/roles/ospf/templates/ospf6d-check-peers.sh.j2
index fd166dc..d484ac5 100755
--- a/roles/ospf/templates/ospf6d-check-peers.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/ospf/templates/ospf6d-check-peers.sh.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ _MAILTO="{{ ospf_mailto }}"
 _TMPDIR=/tmp/check-ospf6
 _PIDFILE="${_TMPDIR}"/ospf6d-check-peers.pid
 
+ospf6_neighbor=$(/usr/sbin/ospf6ctl show neighbor)
 
 if [ -e /etc/realname ]; then
     _REALNAME=$(cat /etc/realname)
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 # List peers and loops on them to list them and their OSPF6 state
-ospf6ctl show neighbor | grep -v "^$" | grep -v "Uptime" | awk {'print $1'} > "${_TMPDIR}"/peers-list
+echo "$ospf6_neighbor" | grep -v "^$" | grep -v "Uptime" | awk {'print $1'} > "${_TMPDIR}"/peers-list
 
 while read -r _PEER
 do
-    _STATUS=$(/usr/sbin/ospf6ctl show neighbor | grep "${_PEER} " | awk {'print $3'})
+    _STATUS=$(echo "$ospf6_neighbor" | grep "${_PEER} " | awk {'print $3'})
     echo -n "${_PEER}" >> "${_TMPDIR}"/ospf6-status
     echo -n " " >> "${_TMPDIR}"/ospf6-status
     if ([[ "${_STATUS}" = "FULL/BCKUP" ]] || [[ "${_STATUS}" = "FULL/DR" ]] || [[ "${_STATUS}" = "2-WAY/OTHER" ]] || [[ "${_STATUS}" = "FULL/OTHER" ]]) ; then
@@ -81,9 +82,9 @@ do
     _STATUS=$(echo "${_LINE}" | awk {'print $2'})
     _SESSION=$(echo "${_LINE}" | awk {'print $1'})
     if [[ "${_STATUS}" = "UP" ]] ; then
-        ospf6ctl show neighbor | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodyok
+        echo "$ospf6_neighbor" | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodyok
     else
-        ospf6ctl show neighbor | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodynok
+        echo "$ospf6_neighbor" | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodynok
     fi
 done <"${_TMPDIR}"/ospf6-status
 
diff --git a/roles/ospf/templates/ospfd-check-peers.sh.j2 b/roles/ospf/templates/ospfd-check-peers.sh.j2
index c451c2e..b7d7137 100755
--- a/roles/ospf/templates/ospfd-check-peers.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/ospf/templates/ospfd-check-peers.sh.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ _MAILTO="{{ ospf_mailto }}"
 _TMPDIR=/tmp/check-ospf
 _PIDFILE="${_TMPDIR}"/ospfd-check-peers.pid
 
+ospf_neighbor=$(/usr/sbin/ospfctl show neighbor)
 
 if [ -e /etc/realname ]; then
     _REALNAME=$(cat /etc/realname)
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 # List peers and loops on them to list them and their OSPF state
-ospfctl show neighbor | grep -v "^$" | grep -v "Uptime" | awk {'print $1'} > "${_TMPDIR}"/peers-list
+echo "$ospf_neighbor" | grep -v "^$" | grep -v "Uptime" | awk {'print $1'} > "${_TMPDIR}"/peers-list
 
 while read -r _PEER
 do
-    _STATUS=$(/usr/sbin/ospfctl show neighbor | grep "${_PEER} " | awk {'print $3'})
+    _STATUS=$(echo "$ospf_neighbor" | grep "${_PEER} " | awk {'print $3'})
     echo -n "${_PEER}" >> "${_TMPDIR}"/ospf-status
     echo -n " " >> "${_TMPDIR}"/ospf-status
     if ([[ "${_STATUS}" = "FULL/BCKUP" ]] || [[ "${_STATUS}" = "FULL/DR" ]] || [[ "${_STATUS}" = "2-WAY/OTHER" ]] || [[ "${_STATUS}" = "FULL/OTHER" ]]) ; then
@@ -81,9 +82,9 @@ do
     _STATUS=$(echo "${_LINE}" | awk {'print $2'})
     _SESSION=$(echo "${_LINE}" | awk {'print $1'})
     if [[ "${_STATUS}" = "UP" ]] ; then
-        ospfctl show neighbor | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodyok
+        echo "$ospf_neighbor" | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodyok
     else
-        ospfctl show neighbor | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodynok
+        echo "$ospf_neighbor" | grep "${_SESSION} " {{ ospf_sed_command }} >> "${_TMPMAILDIR}"/bodynok
     fi
 done <"${_TMPDIR}"/ospf-status