diff --git a/check_webservice_load.sh b/check_webservice_load.sh
index 9d46226..4a6717f 100755
--- a/check_webservice_load.sh
+++ b/check_webservice_load.sh
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ stop_mysql() {
          kill -9 $_PID > /dev/null 2>&1
       done
       sleep 2
-      PIDS=i$(ps aux | grep "$MYSQLD" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
+      PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "$MYSQLD" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
       i=i+1
 
    done
@@ -643,6 +643,10 @@ start_mysql() {
 
    NEWPID=$(ps aux | grep "$MYSQLD_SAFE" | grep -v grep | grep root | awk '{print$2}')
 
+   if [[ -z "$NEWPID" ]]; then
+      NEWPID=$(ps aux | grep "$MYSQLD" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}')
+   fi
+
    if [ "X${NEWPID}X" = "XX" ]; then
 
       echo "" >> $LOCK_DIR/extra_msg.txt
@@ -1064,6 +1068,10 @@ if $check_mysql ; then
 
    PID=`ps aux | grep "$MYSQLD_SAFE" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}'`
 
+   if [[ -z "$PID" ]] ; then
+      PID=`ps aux | grep "$MYSQLD" | grep -v grep | awk '{print$2}'`
+   fi
+
    if [ "X${PID}X" = "XX" ];then
 
       echo -e "\nMySQL is  not running! - Try to start it.." >> $LOCK_DIR/extra_msg.txt