diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 1631e427..e936f9ea 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-VERS='4.10.36-07202023'
+VERS='4.10.37-07242023'
 
 noheader=' service status-check nightlyrephp7.3-fpm,new backup report check checkcerts gitea update-nodes copynpmcerts singleservercheck update-dyndns '
 CERT_DAEMON='/snap/bin/certbot'
diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index c0e353f0..14e19ec5 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -787,11 +787,11 @@ GUI(){
 			fi;;
 		status)
 			if [ -f "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running" ] && [ $(expr `date +%s` - $(stat -c %Y ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running)) -gt 1800 ]; then
-				SENDNOTICE "Nodemgmt Script Error" "Status monitoring system resetting"
-				mv ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running.crash
+				SENDNOTICE "Nodemgmt Script Error" "Status monitoring stuck, system resetting... fix yo shit"
+				mv -f ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running.crash
 				getStuckNM=$(pgrep -f '/nodemgmt')
 				for i in $getStuckNM; do
-					/bin/kill $i
+					[ "$BASHPID" != "$i" ] && /bin/kill -9 $i
 				done
 			fi