diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index e936f9ea..da9cbbea 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-VERS='4.10.37-07242023'
+VERS='4.10.40-07242023'
 
 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 82764384..20465929 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -786,28 +786,28 @@ GUI(){
 				DOWNLIST ${2}
 			fi;;
 		status)
-			if [ -f "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running" ] && [ $(expr `date +%s` - $(stat -c %Y ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running)) -gt 1800 ]; then
-			# if [ -f "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
+			if [ -f "${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running" ] && [ $(expr `date +%s` - $(stat -c %Y ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running)) -gt 1800 ]; then
+			# if [ -f "${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
 				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
+				mv -f ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running.crash
 				getStuckNM=$(pgrep -f '/nodemgmt')
 				for i in $getStuckNM; do
 					[ "$BASHPID" != "$i" ] && /bin/kill -9 $i
 				done
 			fi
 			
-			if [ ! -f "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
-				touch "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running"
+			if [ ! -f "${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
+				touch "${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running"
 				if [ "${2}" == "report" ]; then
 					# start_status=`date +%s`
 					echo "$(date) - LOCAL - ${NODE_HOSTNAME} - Starting Status Check" >> ${NM_LOGFILE}
-					echo -e "$(date) - Starting status check #############################\n" > ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running
-					STATUS report ${3} >> ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running
-					echo -e "\n\n$(date) - Finished status check #############################\n" >> ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running
+					echo -e "$(date) - Starting status check #############################\n" > ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running
+					STATUS report ${3} >> ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running
+					echo -e "\n\n$(date) - Finished status check #############################\n" >> ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running
 					echo "$(date) - LOCAL - ${NODE_HOSTNAME} - Completed Status Check" >> ${NM_LOGFILE}
 					
 					rm -f ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.lastrun
-					mv ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.lastrun
+					mv ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.lastrun
 					
 					# end_status=`date +%s`
 					# runtime_status=$((end_status-start_status))
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ GUI(){
 					fi
 				else
 					STATUS ${2} ${3}
-					rm -f ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running
+					rm -f ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running
 				fi
 			else
 				# echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Status check already running, please wait and try again${idsCL[Default]}"
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ GUI(){
 				echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}View the (L)ive log, or the (P)revious run log instead? ${idsCL[Default]}"
 				read -n1 choice
 				case $choice in
-					[Ll]) watch -n1 tail -n35 ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running; echo;;
+					[Ll]) watch -n1 tail -n35 ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-check.running; echo;;
 					[Pp]) echo; cat ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.lastrun;;
 				esac
 				echo