diff --git a/monitoring/monit b/monitoring/monit
index a21540fc531..3856ce7e6c6 100644
--- a/monitoring/monit
+++ b/monitoring/monit
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True)
         module.run_command('%s stop %s' % (MONIT, name))
         rc, out, err = module.run_command('%s summary | grep %s' % (MONIT, name))
-        if 'Not monitored' in out or 'stop pending' in out:
+        if 'not monitored' in out or 'stop pending' in out:
             module.exit_json(changed=True, name=name, state=state)
         module.fail_json(msg=out)
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True)
         module.run_command('%s unmonitor %s' % (MONIT, name))
         rc, out, err = module.run_command('%s summary | grep %s' % (MONIT, name))
-        if 'Not monitored' in out:
+        if 'not monitored' in out:
             module.exit_json(changed=True, name=name, state=state)
         module.fail_json(msg=out)
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True)
         module.run_command('%s stop %s' % (MONIT, name))
         rc, out, err = module.run_command('%s start %s' % (MONIT, name))
-        if 'Initializing' in out or 'start pending' in out:
+        if 'initializing' in out or 'start pending' in out:
             module.exit_json(changed=True, name=name, state=state)
         module.fail_json(msg=out)
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True)
         module.run_command('%s start %s' % (MONIT, name))
         rc, out, err = module.run_command('%s summary | grep %s' % (MONIT, name))
-        if 'Initializing' in out or 'start pending' in out:
+        if 'initializing' in out or 'start pending' in out:
             module.exit_json(changed=True, name=name, state=state)
         module.fail_json(msg=out)
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True)
         module.run_command('%s monitor %s' % (MONIT, name))
         rc, out, err = module.run_command('%s summary | grep %s' % (MONIT, name))
-        if 'Initializing' in out or 'start pending' in out:
+        if 'initializing' in out or 'start pending' in out:
             module.exit_json(changed=True, name=name, state=state)
         module.fail_json(msg=out)