diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index a509df92..c3c35436 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   * #953 port reconfig (vlan) fail due to missing DB column data
   * #957 make job queue updates work reliably and atomically
   * #958 make job queue updates work reliably and atomically
+  * #956 numberic interpretation error in Node MAC search template
 
 2.060003 - 2022-12-14
 
diff --git a/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt b/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt
index 434857c1..11179653 100644
--- a/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt
+++ b/share/views/ajax/search/node_by_mac.tt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
       [% END %]
     </tr>
     [% END %]
+    [% SET nodecount = 0 %]
     [% WHILE (node = sightings.next) %]
     [% SET nodecount = nodecount + 1 %]
     <tr>
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
       [% END %]
     </tr>
     [% END %]
+    [% SET portcount = 0 %]
     [% WHILE (port = ports.next) %]
     [% SET portcount = portcount + 1 %]
     <tr>