diff --git a/mm-scripts.sh b/mm-scripts.sh
index 1e4a77c..4ff6b26 100755
--- a/mm-scripts.sh
+++ b/mm-scripts.sh
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ MMSTATUS(){
 }
 
 if [ ! -f /opt/mm.update.stop ]; then
+	if [ -f /opt/mm.stop ]; then
+		stoppedsince=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y /opt/mm.stop)
+		stopmsg="${idsCL[Yellow]}The system has currently been stopped for '${stoppedsince}'. ${idsCL[LightCyan]}(You must run \"mm start\" to start services again)${idsCL[Default]}"
+	fi
 	case $action in
 		start | check)
 			if [ -f /opt/mm.stop ] && [ "${action}" = "check" ]; then