diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 6d875d85..61ef0e20 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
 # Pi-hole: A black hole for Internet advertisements
 # (c) 2017 Pi-hole, LLC (https://pi-hole.net)
 # Network-wide ad blocking via your own hardware.
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@
 
 readonly PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR="/opt/pihole"
 readonly wildcardlist="/etc/dnsmasq.d/03-pihole-wildcard.conf"
+readonly colfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/COL_TABLE"
+
+source ${colfile}
 
 colfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/COL_TABLE"
 source "${colfile}"
@@ -482,41 +486,43 @@ Options:
   echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
 }
 
-piholeStatus() {
-  if [[ "$(netstat -plnt | grep -c ':53 ')" -gt "0" ]]; then
+statusFunc() {
+  local addnConfigs
+
+  # Determine if service is running on port 53 (Cr: https://superuser.com/a/806331)
+  if (echo > /dev/tcp/localhost/53) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     if [[ "${1}" != "web" ]]; then
       echo -e "  ${TICK} DNS service is running"
     fi
   else
-    if [[ "${1}" == "web" ]]; then
-      echo "-1";
-    else
-      echo -e "  ${CROSS} DNS service is NOT running"
-    fi
-    return
+    case "${1}" in
+      "web") echo "-1";;
+      *) echo -e "  ${CROSS} DNS service is NOT running";;
+    esac
+    return 0
   fi
 
-  if [[ "$(grep -i "^#addn-hosts=/" /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf)" ]]; then
-    # List is commented out
-    if [[ "${1}" == "web" ]]; then
-      echo 0;
-    else
-      echo -e "  ${CROSS} Pi-hole blocking is Disabled";
-    fi
-  elif [[ "$(grep -i "^addn-hosts=/" /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf)" ]]; then
-    # List set
-    if [[ "${1}" == "web" ]]; then
-      echo 1;
-    else
-      echo -e "  ${TICK} Pi-hole blocking is Enabled";
-    fi
+  # Determine if Pi-hole's addn-hosts configs are commented out
+  addnConfigs=$(grep -i "addn-hosts=/" /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf)
+  
+  if [[ "${addnConfigs}" =~ "#" ]]; then
+    # A config is commented out
+    case "${1}" in
+      "web") echo 0;;
+      *) echo -e "  ${CROSS} Pi-hole blocking is Disabled";;
+    esac
+  elif [[ -n "${addnConfigs}" ]]; then
+    # Configs are set
+    case "${1}" in
+      "web") echo 1;;
+      *) echo -e "  ${TICK} Pi-hole blocking is Enabled";;
+    esac
   else
-    # Addn-host not found
-    if [[ "${1}" == "web" ]]; then
-      echo 99
-    else
-      echo -e "  ${INFO} No hosts file linked to dnsmasq, adding it in enabled state"
-    fi
+    # No configs were found
+    case "${1}" in
+      "web") echo 99;;
+      *) echo -e "  ${INFO} No hosts file linked to dnsmasq, adding it in enabled state";;
+    esac
     # Add addn-host= to dnsmasq
     echo "addn-hosts=/etc/pihole/gravity.list" >> /etc/dnsmasq.d/01-pihole.conf
     restartDNS
@@ -562,7 +568,7 @@ tricorderFunc() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  if ! timeout 2 nc -z tricorder.pi-hole.net 9998 &> /dev/null; then
+  if ! (echo > /dev/tcp/tricorder.pi-hole.net/9998) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo -e "  ${CROSS} Unable to connect to Pi-hole's Tricorder server"
     exit 1
   fi
@@ -652,8 +658,8 @@ case "${1}" in
   "uninstall"                   ) uninstallFunc;;
   "enable"                      ) piholeEnable 1;;
   "disable"                     ) piholeEnable 0 "$2";;
-  "status"                      ) piholeStatus "$2";;
-  "restartdns"                  ) restartDNS "$2";;
+  "status"                      ) statusFunc "$2";;
+  "restartdns"                  ) restartDNS;;
   "-a" | "admin"                ) webpageFunc "$@";;
   "-t" | "tail"                 ) tailFunc;;
   "checkout"                    ) piholeCheckoutFunc "$@";;