diff --git a/check_requirements b/check_requirements
index 693b56109e477295b224da158f3d0570aa23d60e..415cb770ea67eb246d5a3db34391e26307a96b74 100755
--- a/check_requirements
+++ b/check_requirements
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ function newline(){
 }
 
 # check in process list
-# param  string  regex to search for in output of "ps x"
+# param  string  regex to search for in output of "ps aux"
 function chkProcess(){
         local label="$1"
-        test -z "$PROCESSES" && PROCESSES=$( ps x )
+        test -z "$PROCESSES" && PROCESSES=$( ps aux )
         COUNT+=1
         local found=$( echo "$PROCESSES" | grep -v "grep" | grep -v "$self" | grep -E "$label" )
         if [ -z "$found" ]; then