diff --git a/swmodd/files/etc/init.d/swmodd b/swmodd/files/etc/init.d/swmodd
index c39ff3ee6..d872f395b 100644
--- a/swmodd/files/etc/init.d/swmodd
+++ b/swmodd/files/etc/init.d/swmodd
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ start_lxc_container() {
 		return 0;
 	fi
 
-	state=$(lxc-ls -f | tail -n +2 | grep -w "${name}" | cut -d " " -f 2)
+	state=$(lxc-info -n "$name" -s -H)
 	if [ -z "${state}" ]; then
 		return 0;
 	fi