diff --git a/inc/status.inc b/inc/status.inc
index 8692e537..ab037170 100755
--- a/inc/status.inc
+++ b/inc/status.inc
@@ -562,8 +562,10 @@ STATUS_NODE(){
 					
 					srvcs=${NODETYPE}_SERVICES_CHECK[@];
 					srvcstotest="$(join_by " " ${!srvcs})"
-					[ "${NODETYPE}" != "OFW" ] && srvctst=(`${NCMD} "systemctl is-active ${srvcstotest}"`)
-					echo "HERE: systemctl is-active ${srvcstotest} = ${srvctst}"
+					if [ "${NODETYPE}" != "OFW" ]; then
+						[ "${NCMD}" != "" ] && srvctst=(`${NCMD} "systemctl is-active ${srvcstotest}"`) || srvctst=(`systemctl is-active ${srvcstotest}`)
+					fi
+					echo "HERE: (${NCMD} "systemctl is-active ${srvcstotest}") = ${srvctst}"
 					sr=0
 					for srvc in "${!srvcs}"; do
 						if [ "${STATUS_ACTION}" != "report" ]; then