diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index a18ebf71..a705019f 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1841,6 +1841,9 @@ if [ ${action-x} ]; then
 		update-dyndns) UPDATE_DYNDNS ${2};;
 		backup) BACKUP;;
 		status)
+			if [ -f "${FOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
+				[ `stat --format=%Y $file` -gt $(( `date +%s` - 300 )) ] && rm -f "${FOLDER}/status-check.running"
+			fi
 			if [ ! -f "${FOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
 				touch "${FOLDER}/status-check.running"
 				if [ "${2}" = "report" ]; then