diff --git a/src/yunohost/service.py b/src/yunohost/service.py
index c648a0e0e..e64c9cd89 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/service.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/service.py
@@ -201,11 +201,12 @@ def service_status(names=[]):
                                   m18n.n('service_unknown', service=name))
 
         status = None
-        if 'status' not in services[name] or \
-                services[name]['status'] == 'service':
+        if services[name].get('status') == 'service':
             status = 'service %s status' % name
-        else:
+        elif "status" in services[name]:
             status = str(services[name]['status'])
+        else:
+            continue
 
         runlevel = 5
         if 'runlevel' in services[name].keys():