diff --git a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
index 6f74ae77e..811a7458b 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
@@ -1969,12 +1969,13 @@ function filter_nat_rules_generate() {
 		$natrules .= "\n# Reflection redirects and NAT for 1:1 mappings\n" . $reflection_txt;
 
 	// Check if inetd is running, if not start it.	If so, restart it gracefully.
-	$helpers = isvalidproc("inetd");
-	if(file_exists("/var/etc/inetd.conf")) {
-		if(!$helpers)
+	$helpers = is_process_running('inetd');
+	if (file_exists('/var/etc/inetd.conf')) {
+		if (!$helpers) {
 			mwexec("/usr/sbin/inetd -wW -R 0 -a 127.0.0.1 /var/etc/inetd.conf");
-		else
+		} else {
 			sigkillbypid("/var/run/inetd.pid", "HUP");
+		}
 	}
 
 	return $natrules;
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/util.inc b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
index 36b377255..8405a604d 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/util.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/util.inc
@@ -39,17 +39,13 @@ function isvalidpid($pidfile) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-function is_process_running($process) {
-	$output = "";
-	exec("/bin/pgrep -anx " . escapeshellarg($process), $output, $retval);
+function is_process_running($process)
+{
+	exec('/bin/pgrep -anx ' . escapeshellarg($process), $output, $retval);
 
 	return (intval($retval) == 0);
 }
 
-function isvalidproc($proc) {
-	return is_process_running($proc);
-}
-
 /* sigkill a process by pid file */
 /* return 1 for success and 0 for a failure */
 function sigkillbypid($pidfile, $sig) {
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ function sigkillbypid($pidfile, $sig) {
 /* kill a process by name */
 function killbyname($procname)
 {
-	if (isvalidproc($procname)) {
+	if (is_process_running($procname)) {
 		mwexec('/usr/bin/killall ' . escapeshellarg($procname));
 	}
 }