diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
index ff1bf28ed..5e483225a 100755
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
@@ -136,11 +136,9 @@ fi
 case "$1" in
   start)
 	set +e
-	if [ -x "/usr/sbin/ngcp-check_active" ]; then
-	  /usr/sbin/ngcp-check_active -q
-	  status=$?
-	  case "${status}" in
-	    0|3)
+	if [ -x "/usr/sbin/ngcp-check-active" ]; then
+	  case "$(ngcp-check-active -v)" in
+	    active|transition)
 	      log_action_msg "Active node or transition."
 	      ;;
 	    *)
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.init b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.init
index 4664efdd2..b36e7901e 100755
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.init
@@ -67,11 +67,9 @@ fi
 case "$1" in
   start)
 	set +e
-	if [ -x "/usr/sbin/ngcp-check_active" ]; then
-	  /usr/sbin/ngcp-check_active -q
-	  status=$?
-	  case "${status}" in
-	    0|3)
+	if [ -x "/usr/sbin/ngcp-check-active" ]; then
+	  case "$(ngcp-check-active -v)" in
+	    active|transition)
 	      log_action_msg "Active node or transition."
 	      ;;
 	    *)