diff --git a/check_psqlserver b/check_psqlserver
index 7ccf6e66ada2cb574f0b562b70685a35763024de..aa01d1f3402fa6e1f518d212d8c3eda5a7757f9a 100755
--- a/check_psqlserver
+++ b/check_psqlserver
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ case "${sMode}" in
         # sum of 7th column (with delta per sec)
         typeset -i iTotal; iTotal=$( echo "$out" | awk '{ sum+=$7} END { print sum;}' )
         if [ $iTotal -gt 0 ]; then
-                ph.setStatus "warning"
+                ph.setStatus "critical"
         fi
         descr+=" - currently $iTotal per ${deltaunit}"
         ;;
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ case "${sMode}" in
         # sum of 7th column (with delta per sec)
         typeset -i iTotal; iTotal=$( echo "$out" | awk '{ sum+=$7} END { print sum;}' )
         if [ $iTotal -gt 0 ]; then
-                ph.setStatus "warning"
+                ph.setStatus "critical"
         fi
         descr+=" - currently $iTotal per ${deltaunit}"
         ;;