diff --git a/lib/serverspec/commands/smartos.rb b/lib/serverspec/commands/smartos.rb
index 5fb00b02..8ace1b33 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/commands/smartos.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/commands/smartos.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ def check_installed(package, version=nil)
         end
         cmd
       end
+
+      def check_enabled(service, level=3)
+        "svcs -l #{escape(service)} 2> /dev/null | grep -wx '^enabled.*true$'"
+      end
+
+      def check_running(service)
+        "svcs -l #{escape(service)} status 2> /dev/null |grep -wx '^state.*online$'"
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/serverspec/commands/solaris.rb b/lib/serverspec/commands/solaris.rb
index 81b50ee2..27267a7e 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/commands/solaris.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/commands/solaris.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Serverspec
   module Commands
     class Solaris < Base
       def check_enabled(service, level=3)
-        "svcs -l #{escape(service)} 2> /dev/null | grep -wx '^enabled.*true$'"
+        "svcs -l #{escape(service)} 2> /dev/null | egrep '^enabled *true$'"
       end
 
       def check_installed(package, version=nil)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def check_listening(port)
       end
 
       def check_running(service)
-        "svcs -l #{escape(service)} status 2> /dev/null |grep -wx '^state.*online$'"
+        "svcs -l #{escape(service)} status 2> /dev/null | egrep '^state *online$'"
       end
 
       def check_cron_entry(user, entry)
diff --git a/spec/solaris/commands_spec.rb b/spec/solaris/commands_spec.rb
index 8575be69..70447082 100644
--- a/spec/solaris/commands_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/solaris/commands_spec.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 
 describe 'check_enabled' do
   subject { commands.check_enabled('httpd') }
-  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd 2> /dev/null | grep -wx '^enabled.*true$'" }
+  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd 2> /dev/null | egrep '^enabled *true$'" }
 end
 
 describe 'check_running' do
   subject { commands.check_running('httpd') }
-  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd status 2> /dev/null |grep -wx '^state.*online$'" }
+  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd status 2> /dev/null | egrep '^state *online$'" }
 end
 
 describe 'check_belonging_group' do
diff --git a/spec/solaris10/commands_spec.rb b/spec/solaris10/commands_spec.rb
index 074f1724..d279eedc 100644
--- a/spec/solaris10/commands_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/solaris10/commands_spec.rb
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
 describe 'check_enabled' do
   subject { commands.check_enabled('httpd') }
-  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd 2> /dev/null | grep -wx '^enabled.*true$'" }
+  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd 2> /dev/null | egrep '^enabled *true$'" }
 end
 
 describe 'check_running' do
   subject { commands.check_running('httpd') }
-  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd status 2> /dev/null |grep -wx '^state.*online$'" }
+  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd status 2> /dev/null | egrep '^state *online$'" }
 end
 
 describe 'check_belonging_group' do
diff --git a/spec/solaris11/commands_spec.rb b/spec/solaris11/commands_spec.rb
index 196153a2..f1b1ece3 100644
--- a/spec/solaris11/commands_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/solaris11/commands_spec.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 
 describe 'check_enabled' do
   subject { commands.check_enabled('httpd') }
-  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd 2> /dev/null | grep -wx '^enabled.*true$'" }
+  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd 2> /dev/null | egrep '^enabled *true$'" }
 end
 
 describe 'check_running' do
   subject { commands.check_running('httpd') }
-  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd status 2> /dev/null |grep -wx '^state.*online$'" }
+  it { should eq "svcs -l httpd status 2> /dev/null | egrep '^state *online$'" }
 end
 
 describe 'check_belonging_group' do