diff --git a/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh b/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh
index b37346c33..d7b9ddd33 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ fn_stop_graceful_source(){
 	tmux send -t "${servicename}" quit ENTER > /dev/null 2>&1
 	# waits up to 30 seconds giving the server time to shutdown gracefuly
 	for seconds in {1..30}; do
-		check_status.sh
-		if [ "${status}" == "0" ]; then
+		pid=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
+		if [ "${pid}" == "0" ]; then
 			fn_print_ok "Graceful: rcon quit: ${seconds}: "
 			fn_print_ok_eol_nl
 			fn_scriptlog "Graceful: rcon quit: OK: ${seconds} seconds"
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ fn_stop_graceful_source(){
 		sleep 1
 		fn_print_dots "Graceful: rcon quit: ${seconds}"
 	done
-	check_status.sh
-	if [ "${status}" != "0" ]; then
+	if [ "${pid}" != "0" ]; then
 		fn_print_fail "Graceful: rcon quit: "
 		fn_print_fail_eol_nl
 		fn_scriptlog "Graceful: rcon quit: FAIL"
@@ -156,10 +155,11 @@ fn_stop_graceful_select(){
 		fn_stop_graceful_goldsource
 	else
 		fn_stop_tmux
-	fi		
+	fi
 }
 
 fn_stop_ark(){
+    	MAXPIDITER=15 # The maximum number of times to check if the ark pid has closed gracefully.
         info_config.sh
         if [ -z $queryport ] ; then
                 fn_print_warn "no queryport found using info_config.sh"
@@ -173,47 +173,40 @@ fn_stop_ark(){
         fi
 
         if [[ ${#queryport} -gt 0 ]] ; then
-		for ((pidcheck=0;pidcheck<20;pidcheck++)) ; do
-                	pid=$(netstat -nap 2>/dev/null | grep ^udp[[:space:]] |\
-                        	grep :${queryport}[[:space:]] | rev | awk '{print $1}' |\
-	                        rev | cut -d\/ -f1)
-        	        #
-                	# check for a valid pid
-                	let pid+=0 # turns an empty string into a valid number, '0',
-                	# and a valid numeric pid remains unchanged.
-	                if [[ $pid -gt 1 && $pid -le $(cat /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max) ]] ; then
-                	fn_print_dots "Process still bound. Awaiting graceful exit: $pidcheck"
-				sleep 1
-			else
-			     	break // Our job is done here
-	                fi # end if for pid range check
-		done
-		if [[ ${pidcheck} -eq 20 ]] ; then
-			# The process doesn't want to close after 20 seconds.
-			# kill it hard.
-                	fn_print_warn "Terminating reluctant Ark process: $pid"
+                for (( pidcheck=0 ; pidcheck < ${MADPIDITER} ; pidcheck++ )) ; do
+                        pid=$(netstat -nap 2>/dev/null | grep ^udp[[:space:]] |\
+                                grep :${queryport}[[:space:]] | rev | awk '{print $1}' |\
+                                rev | cut -d\/ -f1)
+                        #
+                        # check for a valid pid
+                        let pid+=0 # turns an empty string into a valid number, '0',
+                        # and a valid numeric pid remains unchanged.
+                        if [[ $pid -gt 1 && $pid -le $(cat /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max) ]] ; then
+                        fn_print_dots "Process still bound. Awaiting graceful exit: $pidcheck"
+                                sleep 1
+                        else
+                                break # Our job is done here
+                        fi # end if for pid range check
+                done
+                if [[ ${pidcheck} -eq ${MAXPIDITER} ]] ; then
+                        # The process doesn't want to close after 20 seconds.
+                        # kill it hard.
+                        fn_print_warn "Terminating reluctant Ark process: $pid"
                         kill -9 $pid
-		fi
-      	fi # end if for port check
+                fi
+        fi # end if for port check
 } # end of fn_stop_ark
 
-
 fn_stop_teamspeak3(){
 	fn_print_dots "${servername}"
 	fn_scriptlog "${servername}"
 	sleep 1
 	${filesdir}/ts3server_startscript.sh stop > /dev/null 2>&1
-	check_status.sh
-	if [ "${status}" == "0" ]; then
-		# Remove lock file
-		rm -f "${rootdir}/${lockselfname}"
-		fn_print_ok_nl "${servername}"
-		fn_scriptlog "Stopped ${servername}"
-	else
-		fn_print_fail_nl "Unable to stop${servername}"
-		fn_scriptlog "Unable to stop${servername}"
-	fi
-}
+	# Remove lock file
+	rm -f "${rootdir}/${lockselfname}"
+	fn_print_ok_nl "${servername}"
+	fn_scriptlog "Stopped ${servername}"
+	}
 
 fn_stop_tmux(){
 	fn_print_dots "${servername}"
@@ -222,16 +215,16 @@ fn_stop_tmux(){
 	# Kill tmux session
 	tmux kill-session -t "${servicename}" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	sleep 0.5
-	check_status.sh
-	if [ "${status}" == "0" ]; then
+	pid=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
+	if [ "${pid}" == "0" ]; then
 		# Remove lock file
 		rm -f "${rootdir}/${lockselfname}"
 		# ARK doesn't clean up immediately after tmux is killed.
-		# Make certain the ports are cleared before continuing.
-		if [ "${gamename}" == "ARK: Survivial Evolved" ]; then
-        		fn_stop_ark
-	        	echo -en "\n"
-    		fi
+                # Make certain the ports are cleared before continuing.
+                if [ "${gamename}" == "ARK: Survivial Evolved" ]; then
+                        fn_stop_ark
+                        echo -en "\n"
+                fi
 		fn_print_ok_nl "${servername}"
 		fn_scriptlog "Stopped ${servername}"
 	else
@@ -249,10 +242,10 @@ fn_stop_pre_check(){
 			fn_scriptlog "${servername} is already stopped"
 		else
 			fn_stop_teamspeak3
-		fi      
+		fi
 	else
-		check_status.sh
-		if [ "${status}" == "0" ]; then
+		pid=$(tmux list-sessions 2>&1|awk '{print $1}'|grep -Ec "^${servicename}:")
+		if [ "${pid}" == "0" ]; then
 			fn_print_ok_nl "${servername} is already stopped"
 			fn_scriptlog "${servername} is already stopped"
 		else