diff --git a/functions b/functions
index b8fd6880ee..632cd46b2f 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ function service_check() {
 
     for service in $failures; do
         service=`basename $service`
-        service=${service::-8}
+        service=${service%.failure}
         echo "Error: Service $service is not running"
     done