diff --git a/check_ssh.sh b/check_ssh.sh
index 711a6ee..f591cd0 100755
--- a/check_ssh.sh
+++ b/check_ssh.sh
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ if $LOGGING ; then
    echo -e "\n   Check if SSH service is running.."
    echo -e "   ================================="
 fi
-if ! ps -e f | grep -E "[[:digit:]]\ ${check_string_ps}" | grep -v grep > /dev/null ; then
+if ! ps -e f | grep -E "[[:digit:]]\ .*\s?${check_string_ps}" | grep -v grep > /dev/null ; then
    error "SSH service seems to be down! Trying to restart service now.."
 
    if [[ -n "$SSHD_SERVICE_FILE" ]] ; then