diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 5abc159..7c3abd6 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 when "fedora", "redhat", "centos", "scientific", "amazon"
   default["mysql"]["platform"] = {                          # node_attribute
     "mysql_service" => "mysqld",
+    "pgrep_bin" => "/usr/bin/pgrep",
     "service_bin" => "/sbin/service",
     "mysql_procmatch" => '^(/bin/sh )?/usr/bin/mysqld_safe\b'
   }
 when "ubuntu", "debian"
   default["mysql"]["platform"] = {                          # node_attribute
     "mysql_service" => "mysql",
+    "pgrep_bin" => "/usr/bin/pgrep",
     "service_bin" => "/usr/sbin/service",
     "mysql_procmatch" => '^/usr/sbin/mysqld\b'
   }
diff --git a/recipes/server.rb b/recipes/server.rb
index 6ef6009..bca299b 100644
--- a/recipes/server.rb
+++ b/recipes/server.rb
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
   end
 
   keepalived_chkscript "mysql" do
-    script "#{platform_options["service_bin"]} #{platform_options["mysql_service"]} status"
+    script "#{platform_options["pgrep_bin"]} #{platform_options["mysql_service"]}"
     interval 5
     action :create
   end