diff --git a/scripts/service_controls.php b/scripts/service_controls.php
index 97a3d6e..506eb3a 100644
--- a/scripts/service_controls.php
+++ b/scripts/service_controls.php
@@ -14,11 +14,17 @@ function service_status($name) {
        return;
     }
   } 
-  $op = shell_exec("sudo systemctl status ".$name." | grep Active | grep ' active\| activating\|running\|waiting\|start'");
-  if(strlen($op) > 0) {
-    echo "<span style='color:green'>(active)</span>";
+  $op = shell_exec("sudo systemctl status ".$name." | grep Active");
+  if (stripos($op, " active (running)")) {
+      echo "<span style='color:green'>(active)</span>";
+  } elseif (stripos($op, " inactive ")) {
+      echo "<span style='color:#fc6603'>(inactive)</span>";
   } else {
-    echo "<span style='color:#fc6603'>(inactive)</span>";
+      $status = "ERROR";
+      if (preg_match("/(\S*)\s*\((\S+)\)/", $op, $matches)) {
+          $status =  $matches[1]. " [" . $matches[2] . "]";
+      }
+      echo "<span style='color:red'>($status)</span>";
   }
 }
 ?>