diff --git a/include/consts b/include/consts
index 4ae59e36..9a22da44 100644
--- a/include/consts
+++ b/include/consts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ unset LANG
     GRPCKBINARY=""
     GROUP_NAME=""
     GRUB2INSTALLBINARY=""
+    HAS_SYSTEMD=0
     HELPER=""
     HOSTID=""
     IPTABLESBINARY=""
diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index 43fcc1f6..471bb50a 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     PROGRAM_name="Lynis"
     PROGRAM_VERSION="2.2.1"
     PROGRAM_version="${PROGRAM_VERSION}"
-    PROGRAM_RELEASEDATE="2016-03-18"
+    PROGRAM_RELEASEDATE="2016-03-24"
     PROGRAM_releasedate="${PROGRAM_RELEASEDATE}"
     PROGRAM_RELEASE_TIMESTAMP=1458294642
     PROGRAM_AUTHOR="CISOfy"
@@ -688,6 +688,20 @@
 #
 #################################################################################
 #
+    # Check for systemd presence
+    if [ -d /lib/systemd/system -a -f /usr/lib/systemd/systemd ]; then
+        LogText "Result: systemd is using systemd"
+        HAS_SYSTEMD=1
+        Report "systemd=1"
+      else
+        LogText "Result: systemd not found, or partially"
+        Report "systemd=0"
+    fi
+#
+#################################################################################
+#
+
+
     if [ ${RUN_PLUGINS} -eq 1 ]; then
 
         N_PLUGIN=0