diff --git a/functions/monitor_gsquery.sh b/functions/monitor_gsquery.sh
index 95e72a670..058351770 100644
--- a/functions/monitor_gsquery.sh
+++ b/functions/monitor_gsquery.sh
@@ -2,93 +2,92 @@
 # LGSM monitor_gsquery.sh function
 # Author: Daniel Gibbs
 # Website: http://gameservermanagers.com
-lgsm_version="271215"
+lgsm_version="270216"
 
 # Description: uses gsquery.py to query the server port.
 # Detects if the server has frozen with the proccess still running.
 
 local modulename="Monitor"
 
-# Downloads gsquery.py if missing
-if [ ! -f "${functionsdir}/gsquery.py" ]; then
-	fn_fetch_file_github "functions" "gsquery.py" "${functionsdir}" "executecmd" "norun" "noforce" "nomd5"
-fi	
+# Forces legecy servers to use gsquery as vat gsquery is not present in legecy
+if [ -z "${gsquery}" ]; then
+	gsquery="yes"
+fi	 
 
-info_config.sh
+if [ "${gsquery}" == "yes" ]; then
 
-if [ "${engine}" == "unreal" ]||[ "${engine}" == "unreal2" ]; then
-	port=$((${port} + 1))
-elif [ "${engine}" == "spark" ]; then
-	port=$((${port} + 1))
-fi
+	# Downloads gsquery.py if missing
+	if [ ! -f "${functionsdir}/gsquery.py" ]; then
+		fn_fetch_file_github "functions" "gsquery.py" "${functionsdir}" "executecmd" "norun" "noforce" "nomd5"
+	fi	
 
-if [ -z "${queryport}" ]; then
-	port="${queryport}"
-fi
+	info_config.sh
 
-queryattempt=1
-totalseconds=0
-fn_print_info "Querying port: gsquery.py enabled"
-fn_scriptlog "gsquery.py enabled"
-sleep 1
-fn_print_dots "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} :${totalseconds}/${queryattempt} : "
-fn_print_querying_eol
-fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : QUERYING"
-sleep 1
+	if [ "${engine}" == "unreal" ]||[ "${engine}" == "unreal2" ]; then
+		port=$((port + 1))
+	elif [ "${engine}" == "spark" ]; then
+		port=$((port + 1))
+	fi
 
+	if [ -z "${queryport}" ]; then
+		port="${queryport}"
+	fi
 
-# Will query up to 4 times every 15 seconds.
-# Servers changing map can return a failure.
-# Will Wait up to 60 seconds to confirm server is down giving server time to change map.
+	fn_print_info "Querying port: gsquery.py enabled"
+	fn_scriptlog "Querying port: gsquery.py enabled"
+	sleep 1
 
-for i in {1..4}; do
-	gsquerycmd=$("${functionsdir}"/gsquery.py -a ${ip} -p 1 -e ${engine} 2>&1)
-	exitcode=$?
+	# Will query up to 4 times every 15 seconds.
+	# Servers changing map can return a failure.
+	# Will Wait up to 60 seconds to confirm server is down giving server time to change map.
+	totalseconds=0
+	for queryattempt in {1..5}; do
+		fn_print_dots "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${totalseconds}/${queryattempt} : "
+		fn_print_querying_eol
+		fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : QUERYING"
+		
+		gsquerycmd=$("${functionsdir}"/gsquery.py -a "${ip}" -p 1 -e "${engine}" 2>&1)
+		exitcode=$?
 
-	if [ "${exitcode}" == "0" ]; then
-		# Server OK
-		fn_print_ok "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : "
-		fn_print_ok_eol
-		fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : OK"
 		sleep 1
-		exit
-	else
-		# Server failed query
-		fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : ${gsquerycmd}"
-		seconds=0
-		# Seconds counter
-		while [ true ]; do
-			fn_print_fail "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${totalseconds}/${queryattempt} : \e[0;31m${gsquerycmd}\e[0m"
-			seconds=$((seconds + 1))
-			totalseconds=$((totalseconds + 1))
+		if [ "${exitcode}" == "0" ]; then
+			# Server OK
+			fn_print_ok "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : "
+			fn_print_ok_eol
+			fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : OK"
 			sleep 1
-			if [ "${seconds}" == "15" ]; then
-				queryattempt=$((queryattempt + 1))
-				fn_print_dots "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${totalseconds}/${queryattempt} : "
-				fn_print_querying_eol
-				fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : QUERYING"
+			exit
+		else
+			# Server failed query
+			fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : ${gsquerycmd}"
+
+			if [ "${queryattempt}" == "5" ]; then
+				# Server failed query 4 times confirmed failure
+				fn_print_fail "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${totalseconds}/${queryattempt} : "
+				fn_print_fail_eol_nl
+				fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${queryattempt} : FAIL"
 				sleep 1
+
+				# Send email notification if enabled
+				if [ "${emailnotification}" == "on" ]; then
+					subject="${servicename} Monitor - Starting ${servername}"
+					failurereason="Failed to query ${servicename}: ${gsquerycmd}"
+					actiontaken="restarted ${servicename}"
+					email.sh
+				fi
+				fn_restart
 				break
 			fi
-		done
-	fi
 
-	if [ "${queryattempt}" == "4" ]; then
-		# Server failed query 4 times confirmed failure
-		fn_print_fail "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : "
-		fn_print_fail_eol
-		fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${gsquerycmd}"
-		fn_scriptlog "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : FAIL"
-		sleep 1
-
-		# Send email notification if enabled
-		if [ "${emailnotification}" = "on" ]; then
-			info_config.sh
-			subject="${servicename} Monitor - Starting ${servername}"
-			failurereason="Failed to query ${servicename}: ${gsquerycmd}"
-			actiontaken="restarted ${servicename}"
-			email.sh
+			# Seconds counter
+			for seconds in {1..15}; do
+				fn_print_fail "Querying port: ${ip}:${port} : ${totalseconds}/${queryattempt} : \e[0;31m${gsquerycmd}\e[0m"
+				totalseconds=$((totalseconds + 1))
+				sleep 1
+				if [ "${seconds}" == "15" ]; then
+					break
+				fi
+			done
 		fi
-		fn_restart
-	fi
-done
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+	done
+fi
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