diff --git a/init.d/rc.piler.in b/init.d/rc.piler.in
index ff4f543a..d0ef02bd 100644
--- a/init.d/rc.piler.in
+++ b/init.d/rc.piler.in
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ case "$1" in
         status)
                 if check_status;
                  then
-                echo "${NAME} is running."
+                    echo "${NAME} is running."
+                    exit 0
                  else
-                echo "${NAME} is not running."
+                    echo "${NAME} is not running."
+                    exit 1
                 fi
         ;;
 
diff --git a/init.d/rc.searchd.in b/init.d/rc.searchd.in
index b08a7583..ca878b6c 100644
--- a/init.d/rc.searchd.in
+++ b/init.d/rc.searchd.in
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ case "$1" in
         status)
                 if check_status;
                  then
-                echo "${NAME} is running."
+                    echo "${NAME} is running."
+                    exit 0
                  else
-                echo "${NAME} is not running."
+                    echo "${NAME} is not running."
+                    exit 1
                 fi
         ;;