diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_unbound.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_unbound.conf
index 2d65531bc..5f0c666d8 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_unbound.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_unbound.conf
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ message:Updating Unbound DNSBLs
 description:Update Unbound DNSBLs
 
 [status]
-command:pgrep -q -nF /var/run/unbound.pid && echo "unbound is running" || echo "unbound is not running" ;exit 0
+command:/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -s unbound status
 parameters:
 type:script_output
-message:request Unbound status
+message:Request Unbound status