diff --git a/cmd/monfront/main.go b/cmd/monfront/main.go
index ec3eeb1..eaf1d94 100644
--- a/cmd/monfront/main.go
+++ b/cmd/monfront/main.go
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ func showChecks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		checks = append(checks, c)
 	}
-	tmpl, err := template.New("checklist").Parse(TmplCheckList)
+	tmpl := template.New("checklist")
+	tmpl.Funcs(Funcs)
+	tmpl, err = tmpl.Parse(TmplCheckList)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		w.Write([]byte("problems with a template"))
@@ -318,10 +320,11 @@ var (
 					<table>
 						<thead><tr><th></th><th>host</th><th>status</th><th>next check</th><th>message</th></tr></thead>
 						<tbody>
+						{{ $current := "" }}
 						{{ range . }}
 						<tr>
 							<td><input type="checkbox" name="checks" value="{{ .CheckID }}" /></td>
-							<td>{{ .NodeName }}</td>
+							<td>{{ if ne $current .NodeName }}{{ $current = .NodeName }}{{ .NodeName }}{{ end }}</td>
 							<td class="state-{{ .State }}">{{ .CommandName }} - {{ .State }}</td>
 							<td>{{ .NextTime.Format "2006.01.02 15:04:05" }}</td>
 							<td><pre>{{ .Msg }}</pre></td>
@@ -334,4 +337,7 @@ var (
   </body>
 </html>`
 	TmplUnhandledGroups = `TODO`
+	Funcs               = template.FuncMap{
+		"sub": func(base, amount int) int { return base - amount },
+	}
 )