diff --git a/check-status b/check-status
index 07e5660..93f2b1d 100644
--- a/check-status
+++ b/check-status
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ check-http(){
 	if [ "$(grep "$status_pattern" <<<$response)" ] ; then
 		response=OK
 	else
+		if [ -z $response ] ; then
+			response='Timeout?'
+		fi
 		response="ERROR ($response)"
 	fi