diff --git a/src/grub2-se-verifyserv.c b/src/grub2-se-verifyserv.c
index 8964a87..6869197 100644
--- a/src/grub2-se-verifyserv.c
+++ b/src/grub2-se-verifyserv.c
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 
       wait(&statval);
       if(verbose) 
-        printf("Exit: %d\n", statval);
+        printf("Exit: %d\n", WEXITSTATUS(statval));
 
-      if(statval == STATUS_OK){
+      if(WEXITSTATUS(statval) == STATUS_OK){
         // If exit is STATUS_OK, write file with nothing in it
         FILE *f = fopen(VRFFILE, "w");
         if(f == NULL){