diff --git a/lib/plugins/cli.js b/lib/plugins/cli.js
index 5d83094..716897a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/cli.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/cli.js
@@ -117,8 +117,13 @@ define('-s, --status, status', function(master){
   var dir = master.pidfiles
     , files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
 
-  console.log('status is temporarily disabled until a bug in node is fixed');
-  process.exit();
+  // null signal failed previous
+  // to this release
+  if (process.version < 'v0.4.1') {
+    console.log('status will not work with node < 0.4.1');
+    console.log('due to SIGTERM globbering the null signal');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 
   console.log();