diff --git a/monithor-server/etc/init.d/monithor-d b/monithor-server/etc/init.d/monithor-d
index 3ec527e..d06ae2c 100755
--- a/monithor-server/etc/init.d/monithor-d
+++ b/monithor-server/etc/init.d/monithor-d
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ case "$1" in
 
   status)
         logger "status  MoniThor server" "monithor-d" || true
-	[ $(ps axf| grep /usr/local/bin/monithor-server|grep -v grep) ] && echo "monithor-d is running" || echo "montihor-d is dead"
+        [ "$(ps axf| grep '/usr/local/bin/monithor-server'|grep -v grep)" ] && echo "monithor-d is running" || echo "montihor-d is dead"
+
         ;;