diff --git a/ceph/ceph/debian/deb_folder/ceph-base.ceph.init b/ceph/ceph/debian/deb_folder/ceph-base.ceph.init
index b5d260408..21b1c05c3 100755
--- a/ceph/ceph/debian/deb_folder/ceph-base.ceph.init
+++ b/ceph/ceph/debian/deb_folder/ceph-base.ceph.init
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ is_process_hung() {
     elif [ "$type" = "mon" ]; then
         # Get monitor status info
         local mon_status=$UP
-        echo "$CEPH_HEALTH_DETAIL" | grep -q -e "^[[:space:]]*$name.*down"
+        echo "$CEPH_HEALTH_DETAIL" | grep -q -e "^[[:space:]]*$name[[:space:]].*down"
         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             mon_status=$DOWN
         fi