diff --git a/weave b/weave
index 4f344e5a..a33bc111 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -555,9 +555,10 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         http_call $CONTAINER_NAME $HTTP_PORT POST /connect -d "peer=$1"
         ;;
     status)
-        http_call $CONTAINER_NAME $HTTP_PORT GET /status || true
+        if http_call $CONTAINER_NAME $HTTP_PORT GET /status; then ROUTER_UP=true; else ROUTER_UP=false; fi
         echo
-        http_call $DNS_CONTAINER_NAME $DNS_HTTP_PORT GET /status
+        if http_call $DNS_CONTAINER_NAME $DNS_HTTP_PORT GET /status; then DNS_UP=true; else DNS_UP=false; fi
+        $ROUTER_UP && $DNS_UP
         ;;
     ps)
         [ $# -eq 0 ] || usage