diff --git a/avahi/manifests/init.pp b/avahi/manifests/init.pp
index bbc6900..f6ed7d5 100644
--- a/avahi/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/avahi/manifests/init.pp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class avahi::daemon {
     service { "avahi-daemon":
         ensure  => running,
         enable  => true,
-        status  => "/sbin/service avahi-daemon status | fgrep 'Avahi daemon is running'",
+        status  => "avahi-daemon -c",
         require => Package["avahi"],
     }