diff --git a/library/service b/library/service
index 0d918d49035..8981a7e54f0 100755
--- a/library/service
+++ b/library/service
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ def _get_service_status(name, pattern):
     if running == None:
         if rc == 3:
             running = False
+        if rc == 2:
+            running = False
         elif rc == 0:
             running = True
 
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ def _get_service_status(name, pattern):
             running = False
         elif 'is dead and pid file exists' in cleanout:
             running = False
+        elif 'dead but subsys locked' in cleanout:
+            running = False
 
     # if the job status is still not known check it by special conditions
     if running == None: