diff --git a/check_dyndns.sh b/check_dyndns.sh
index e094c16..21dafdb 100755
--- a/check_dyndns.sh
+++ b/check_dyndns.sh
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ else
 
    # - Load defaults
    source /etc/default/ddclient
-   if [ "$run_daemon" = "true" ]; then
+   if $(ps -e f | grep -E "[[:digit:]]\ .*ddclient" | grep -q -v grep) || [[ "$run_daemon" = "true" ]]; then
       if $LOGGING ; then
          info "'ddclient' is configured to run as daemon. So nothing to do here."
       fi