diff --git a/check_monit.py b/check_monit.py
index 96dc452..94bebfc 100755
--- a/check_monit.py
+++ b/check_monit.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def commandline(args):
 def print_output(status, count_ok, count_all, items):
     s = icinga_status[status]
 
-    print(f"[{s}]: Monit Service Status {count_ok}/{count_all}")
+    print(f"[{s}]: Monit Service Status. {count_ok} of {count_all} are OK")
 
     if len(items):
         for item in items:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def get_service_output(service_type, element):
     # Service Type Process
     if service_type == 3:
         status = element.find('status').text
-        return status
+        return 'status={0}'.format(status)
 
     # Service Type Host
     if service_type == 5:
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ def get_service_output(service_type, element):
 
     # Service Type Program
     if service_type == 7:
-        return element.findall('program/output')[0].text
+        programoutput = element.findall('program/output')[0].text
+        return 'output={0}'.format(programoutput)
 
     return 'Service (type={0}) not implemented'.format(service_type)
 
diff --git a/test_check_monit.py b/test_check_monit.py
index 8034a65..01a86f1 100644
--- a/test_check_monit.py
+++ b/test_check_monit.py
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ def test_service_output(self):
         actual = get_service_output(-1, input_element)
         self.assertEqual(actual, 'Service (type=-1) not implemented')
 
-        input_element = ET.ElementTree(ET.fromstring("""<doc><status>unittest</status></doc>"""))
+        input_element = ET.ElementTree(ET.fromstring("""<doc><status>alright</status></doc>"""))
         actual = get_service_output(3, input_element)
-        self.assertEqual(actual, 'unittest')
+        self.assertEqual(actual, 'status=alright')
 
         input_element = ET.ElementTree(ET.fromstring("""<doc><program><output>foobar</output></program></doc>"""))
         actual = get_service_output(7, input_element)
-        self.assertEqual(actual, 'foobar')
+        self.assertEqual(actual, 'output=foobar')
 
 class UtilTesting(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class UtilTesting(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_return_plugin(self, mock_print):
         actual = print_output(1, 2, 3, [{'name': 'foo', 'output': 'bar', 'status': 1}])
 
-        calls = [mock.call('[WARNING]: Monit Service Status 2/3'),
+        calls = [mock.call('[WARNING]: Monit Service Status. 2 of 3 are OK'),
                  mock.call(' \\_ [CRITICAL]: foo'),
                  mock.call('  bar')]
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def test_main_ok(self, mock_get, mock_print):
 
         self.assertEqual(actual, 0)
 
-        calls = [mock.call('[OK]: Monit Service Status 1/1'),
+        calls = [mock.call('[OK]: Monit Service Status. 1 of 1 are OK'),
                  mock.call(' \\_ [OK]: scratch'),
                  mock.call('  load=0.0,0.0,0.0;user=0.1%;system=0.1%;nice=0.0%;hardirq=0.0%;memory=10.6%')]
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def test_main_critical(self, mock_get, mock_print):
 
         self.assertEqual(actual, 2)
 
-        calls = [mock.call('[CRITICAL]: Monit Service Status 0/1'),
+        calls = [mock.call('[CRITICAL]: Monit Service Status. 0 of 1 are OK'),
                  mock.call(' \\_ [CRITICAL]: scratch'),
                  mock.call('  load=0.0,0.0,0.0;user=0.1%;system=0.1%;nice=0.0%;hardirq=0.0%;memory=10.6%')]