diff --git a/include/tests_logging b/include/tests_logging
index ff9a48f3..ad07ea4c 100644
--- a/include/tests_logging
+++ b/include/tests_logging
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
     Register --test-no LOGG-2132 --weight L --network NO --description "Check for running syslog-ng daemon"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         logtext "Test: Searching for syslog-ng daemon in process list"
-        FIND=`${PSBINARY} ax | grep "/syslog-ng" | grep -v "grep"`
-        if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then	
+        IsRunning syslog-ng
+        if [ ${RUNNING} -eq 1 ]; then
             logtext "Result: Found syslog-ng in process list"
             Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking Syslog-NG status" --result FOUND --color GREEN
             SYSLOG_DAEMON_PRESENT=1
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
     Register --test-no LOGG-2210 --weight L --network NO --description "Check for running metalog daemon"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         logtext "Test: Searching for metalog daemon in process list"
-        FIND=`${PSBINARY} ax | grep "metalog" | grep -v "grep"`
-        if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
+        IsRunning metalog
+        if [ ${RUNNING} -eq 1 ]; then
             logtext "Result: Found metalog in process list"
             Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking Metalog status" --result FOUND --color GREEN
             SYSLOG_DAEMON_PRESENT=1
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
     Register --test-no LOGG-2230 --weight L --network NO --description "Check for running RSyslog daemon"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         logtext "Test: Searching for RSyslog daemon in process list"
-        FIND=`${PSBINARY} ax | grep "rsyslogd" | grep -v "grep"`
-        if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
+        IsRunning rsyslogd
+        if [ ${RUNNING} -eq 1 ]; then
             logtext "Result: Found rsyslogd in process list"
             Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking RSyslog status" --result FOUND --color GREEN
             SYSLOG_DAEMON_PRESENT=1
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
     Register --test-no LOGG-2240 --weight L --network NO --description "Check for running RFC 3195 compliant daemon"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         logtext "Test: Searching for RFC 3195 daemon (alias syslog reliable) in process list"
-        FIND=`${PSBINARY} ax | grep "rfc3195d" | grep -v "grep"`
-        if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
+        IsRunning rfc3195d
+        if [ ${RUNNING} -eq 1 ]; then
             logtext "Result: Found rfc3195d in process list"
             Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking RFC 3195 daemon status" --result FOUND --color GREEN
             SYSLOG_DAEMON_PRESENT=1
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@
         logtext "Test: Searching kernel logger daemon (klogd)"
         if [ ${RSYSLOG_RUNNING} -eq 0 ]; then
             # Search for klogd, but ignore other lines related to klogd (like dd with input/output file)
-            FIND=`${PSBINARY} ax | grep "klogd" | grep -v "dd" | grep -v "grep"`
-            if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
+            #FIND=`${PSBINARY} ax | grep "klogd" | grep -v "dd" | grep -v "grep"`
+            IsRunning klogd
+            if [ ${RUNNING} -eq 1 ]; then
                 logtext "Result: klogd running"
                 Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking klogd" --result FOUND --color GREEN
               else
@@ -189,8 +190,8 @@
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         logtext "Result: Checking for unkilled minilogd instances"
         # Search for minilogd. It shouldn't be running normally, if another syslog daemon is started
-        FIND=`${PSBINARY} ax | grep "minilogd" | grep -v "grep"`
-        if [ "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
+        IsRunning minilogd
+        if [ ${RUNNING} -eq 0 ]; then
             Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking minilogd instances" --result "NOT FOUND" --color WHITE
             logtext "Result: No minilogd is running"
           else