diff --git a/support/apachectl.in b/support/apachectl.in
index 29c2a3e..5d53313 100644
--- a/support/apachectl.in
+++ b/support/apachectl.in
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ configtest)
     ;;
 status)
     checklynx
+    set -o pipefail
     $LYNX $STATUSURL | awk ' /process$/ { print; exit } { print } '
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]] ; then
+        ERROR=3
+    fi
     ;;
 fullstatus)
     checklynx