diff --git a/deploy/edgemax.sh b/deploy/edgemax.sh
index 820d5ddf..4bfea968 100644
--- a/deploy/edgemax.sh
+++ b/deploy/edgemax.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #returns 0 means success, otherwise error.
 
 ########  Public functions #####################
-function atexit() {
+atexit() {
   #closes CLI session
   cli-shell-api teardownSession
   _debug EXITCODE: "$1"