diff --git a/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp b/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp
index c010b83..aaad0db 100644
--- a/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/ejabberd/manifests/init.pp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class ejabberd {
     service { "ejabberd":
         ensure => running,
         enable => true,
+        status => "ejabberdctl status >/dev/null",
     }
 
     case $operatingsystem {