diff --git a/lib/get_mgmt_name b/lib/get_mgmt_name
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+[%
+  # Returns the name of the management node calling this function.
+  #
+  # @return out	      mgmt name (e.g. 'web01' or 'db01')
+-%]
+[% PERL -%]
+my $filename = '/etc/ngcp_mgmt_node';
+open my $hh, '<', $filename or die "Error opening $filename";
+my $mgmt_name = <$hh>;
+close $hh;
+chomp $mgmt_name;
+die "Fatal error retrieving mgmt_name [$mgmt_name]" unless length $mgmt_name;
+
+$stash->set(out => $mgmt_name);
+return;
+[% END -%]