diff --git a/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh b/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh
index 8121c60df07b72f00b72905d5d21c4fd3eb2a0f5..c308b76e4b1a80021daf3447f65dde7d18afb0d3 100644
--- a/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh
+++ b/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ function yum.getPackageList(){
 # get custom status
 function yum.getStatusLine(){
   typeset -i local _osversion
-  _osversion=$(grep -o "\ [0-9]*\." /etc/redhat-release | cut -f 1 -d '.')
+  _osversion=$(awk '{ print $4 }' /etc/redhat-release | cut -f 1 -d '.')
   if [ $_osversion -ge 8 ]; then
-    if ! sudo /usr/bin/yum --security check-update | grep "available"; then
-      echo "No security updates needed and no updates available"
+    if ! sudo /usr/bin/yum --security check-update 2>&1 | grep "available" ; then
+      echo "rc = $? [Not detected on v$_osversion]"
     fi
   else
     if ! sudo /usr/bin/yum --bugfix check-update 2>&1 | grep security; then
-      echo "No security updates needed and no updates available"
+      echo "rc = $? [Not detected on v$_osversion]"
     fi
   fi
 }