diff --git a/check_webservice_load.sh b/check_webservice_load.sh
index 06c2d19..23b7590 100755
--- a/check_webservice_load.sh
+++ b/check_webservice_load.sh
@@ -441,11 +441,11 @@ if $check_php_fpm ; then
          # - Is Service exclusive controlled by systemd
          # -
          if systemctl -t service list-unit-files \
-               | grep -e "^php-$_version" \
+               | grep -E "^php-?$_version" \
                | grep -q enabled 2> /devnull ; then
 
             PHP_FPM_SERVICE_FILE=$(systemctl -t service list-unit-files \
-                                    | grep -e "^php-$_version" \
+                                    | grep -E "^php-?$_version" \
                                     | awk '{print$1}')
          fi
       fi
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ stop_php_fpm() {
 
    declare -i i=0
 
-   PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep -E "[-|\(]${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}') 
+   PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep -E "[-|\(]?${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}') 
 
    while [ "X$PIDS" != "X" ]; do 
 
@@ -1004,14 +1004,14 @@ stop_php_fpm() {
 
       sleep 2
 
-      PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep -E "[-|\(]${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}') 
+      PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep -E "[-|\(]?${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}') 
 
       i=i+1
    done
 
    declare -i i=0
 
-   PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep -E "(pool|master)" | grep -E "\-${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
+   PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep -E "(pool|master)" | grep -E "[-|\(]?${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
 
    while [ "X$PIDS" != "X" ]; do
 
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ stop_php_fpm() {
       done
       sleep 2
 
-      PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep -E "(pool|master)" | grep -E "\-${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
+      PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep -E "(pool|master)" | grep -E "[-|\(]?${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
 
       i=i+1
 
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ start_php_fpm() {
    fi
    sleep 2
 
-   NEWPID=`ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep -E "[-|\(]${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}'` 
+   NEWPID=`ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep -E "[-|\(]?${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$__version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}'` 
 
 
    if [ "X${NEWPID}X" = "XX" ]; then
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ graceful_restart_php_fpm() {
    fi
    sleep 2
 
-   NEWPID=`ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep "[-|\(]${php_fpm_pid_search_path[\"$__version\"]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}'`
+   NEWPID=`ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep " master " | grep -E "[-|\(]?${php_fpm_pid_search_path[\"$__version\"]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}'`
 
    if [ "X${NEWPID}X" = "XX" ]; then
 
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ if $check_php_fpm ; then
       if $LOGGING ; then
          echo -e "\nChecking PHP-FPM v$_version (FastCGI Process Manager) on \"`hostname -f`\".."
       fi
-      PID=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep "master" | grep -E "[-|\(]${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$_version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
+      PID=$(ps aux | grep "php-fpm: " | grep "master" | grep -E "[-|\(]?${php_fpm_pid_search_path[$_version]}" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
 
       if [ "X${PID}X" = "XX" ];then