diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57ebc9ab..190f1e75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OctoPrint
 =========
 
-OctoPrint provides a responsive web interface for controlling a 3D printer (RepRap, Ultimaker, ...). It is Free Software
+OctoPrint provides a snappy web interface for controlling a 3D printer (RepRap, Ultimaker, ...). It is Free Software
 and released under the [GNU Affero General Public License V3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
 
 Its website can be found at [octoprint.org](http://octoprint.org).
diff --git a/scripts/octoprint.init b/scripts/octoprint.init
index b0916fae..be66b6a8 100644
--- a/scripts/octoprint.init
+++ b/scripts/octoprint.init
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ case "$1" in
       2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
    esac
    ;;
+  status)
+   status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON $NAME && exit 0 || exit $?
+   ;;
   restart)
    log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
    do_stop
@@ -135,8 +138,7 @@ case "$1" in
    esac
    ;;
   *)
-   echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart}" >&2
+   echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart}" >&2
    exit 3
    ;;
 esac
-