diff --git a/check_service.sh b/check_service.sh
index 3825746..ed483d1 100755
--- a/check_service.sh
+++ b/check_service.sh
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ if [[ -n "$SYSTEMD_SERVICE" ]] ; then
       _systemd_service_file="/lib/systemd/system/$SYSTEMD_SERVICE"
    fi
    if [[ -n "$_systemd_service_file" ]]; then
-      check_string_ps="$(trim $(cat "$_systemd_service_file" | grep ExecStart | grep -o -E "ExecStart\s*=\s*[^[:space:]]+" | cut -d "=" -f2))"
+      check_string_ps="$(trim $(cat "$_systemd_service_file" | grep ExecStart | grep -o -E "^\s*ExecStart\s*=\s*[^[:space:]]+" | cut -d "=" -f2))"
    fi
 else
    check_string_ps="$(trim $(cat "$SYSV_INIT_SCRIPT" | grep DAEMON | grep -o -E "DAEMON\s*=\s*[^[:space:]]+" | cut -d "=" -f2))"