diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 859dd70..38079f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -593,34 +593,89 @@ start)
 			fi
 		done
 		if [ $COUNTER == 0 ]; then
+			echo "starting mongo."
 			sudo mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf &
 			exit 0
+		else
+			echo "mongo is already running."
 		fi
 	fi
 	;;
 stop)
+	echo "stoping mongo."
 	if [ -f "/var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock" ]; then
 		sudo kill -s TERM `cat /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock`
+		sudo rm -f /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock
+	else
+		pid=`ps aux | grep mongod | grep -v 'service' | grep -v 'grep' | grep -v '/etc/init.d' | awk '{print $2}'`;
+		for i in $pid
+		do
+			kill -s TERM $i
+		done
 	fi
-	sudo rm -f /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock
 	;;
 restart|reload)
+	echo "stoping mongo."
 	if [ -f "/var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock" ]; then
-                sudo kill -s TERM `cat /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock`
-        fi
-	sudo rm -f /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock 
+		sudo kill -s TERM `cat /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock`
+		sudo rm -f /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock
+	else
+		pid=`ps aux | grep mongod | grep -v 'service' | grep -v 'grep' | grep -v '/etc/init.d' | awk '{print $2}'`;
+		for i in $pid
+		do
+			kill -s TERM $i
+		done
+	fi
 	sudo mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf &
 	exit 0
 	;;
 status)
 	if [ -f "/var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock" ]; then
-		if [ -f "/proc/$(cat /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock)/status" ]; then
+		pid=`cat /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock`
+		COUNTER=0
+		ERRORPID=0
+		for i in $pid
+		do
+			if [ -f "/proc/$i/status" ]; then
+				COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1))
+			else
+				ERRORPID=1
+			fi
+		done
+		if [ $ERRORPID == 0 ] && [ $COUNTER != 0 ]; then
 			echo "mongo is already running"
-		else
-			echo "mongo is not running"
+		else		
+			COUNTER=0
+			pid=`ps aux | grep mongod | grep -v 'service' | grep -v 'grep' | grep -v '/etc/init.d' | awk '{print $2}'`;
+			cat /dev/null  > /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock;
+			for i in $pid
+			do
+				if [ -f "/proc/$i/status" ]; then
+					echo "$i"  >> /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock;
+					COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1))
+				fi
+			done
+			if [ $COUNTER == 0 ]; then
+				echo "mongo is not running."
+			else
+				echo "mongo is already running."
+			fi
 		fi
 	else
-		echo "mongo is not running"
+		COUNTER=0
+		pid=`ps aux | grep mongod | grep -v 'service' | grep -v 'grep' | grep -v '/etc/init.d' | awk '{print $2}'`;
+		for i in $pid
+		do
+			if [ -f "/proc/$i/status" ]; then
+				echo "$i"  >> /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock;
+				COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1))
+			fi
+		done
+		if [ $COUNTER == 0 ]; then
+			echo "mongo is not running."
+		else
+			echo "mongo is already running."
+		fi
 	fi
 esac
 ```