1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_load.c b/plugins/check_load.c
index 780ffffe..296a8233 100644
--- a/plugins/check_load.c
+++ b/plugins/check_load.c
@@ -153,7 +153,16 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                 printf (_("Could not open stderr for %s\n"), PATH_TO_UPTIME);
         }
         fgets (input_buffer, MAX_INPUT_BUFFER - 1, child_process);
-        sscanf (input_buffer, "%*[^l]load average: %lf, %lf, %lf", &la1, &la5, &la15);
+    if(strstr(input_buffer, "load average:")) {
+            sscanf (input_buffer, "%*[^l]load average: %lf, %lf, %lf", &la1, &la5, &la15);
+    }
+    else if(strstr(input_buffer, "load averages:")) {
+            sscanf (input_buffer, "%*[^l]load averages: %lf, %lf, %lf", &la1, &la5, &la15);
+    }
+    else {
+                printf (_("could not parse load from uptime: %s\n"), result, PATH_TO_UPTIME);
+                return STATE_UNKNOWN;
+    }
 
         result = spclose (child_process);
         if (result) {