diff --git a/lib/panda_motd/components/service_status.rb b/lib/panda_motd/components/service_status.rb
index 24c5538..c0f7908 100644
--- a/lib/panda_motd/components/service_status.rb
+++ b/lib/panda_motd/components/service_status.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ def to_s
 
   def parse_service(service)
     cmd_result = `systemctl is-active #{service[0]}`.strip
-    unless valid_responses.include? cmd_result
-      @errors << ComponentError.new(self, 'Unable to parse systemctl output')
+    if cmd_result.empty?
+      @errors << ComponentError.new(self, 'systemctl output was blank.')
     end
     cmd_result
   end
@@ -41,13 +41,11 @@ def parse_services(services)
   end
 
   def service_colors
-    {
-      active: :green,
-      inactive: :red
-    }
-  end
+    colors = Hash.new(:red)
+    colors[:active] = :green
+    colors[:inactive] = :yellow
+    colors[:failed] = :red
 
-  def valid_responses
-    ['active', 'inactive']
+    colors
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/components/service_status_spec.rb b/spec/components/service_status_spec.rb
index 5dd3da5..5d11e6f 100644
--- a/spec/components/service_status_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/service_status_spec.rb
@@ -23,19 +23,23 @@
 
     context 'when printing different statuses' do
       it 'prints active in green' do
-        stub_system_call(component, returns: 'active')
-        component.process
-
         component.instance_variable_set(:@results, servicename: :active)
         expect(component.to_s).to include 'active'.green
       end
 
-      it 'prints inactive in red' do
-        stub_system_call(component, returns: 'active')
-        component.process
-
+      it 'prints inactive in yellow' do
         component.instance_variable_set(:@results, servicename: :inactive)
-        expect(component.to_s).to include 'inactive'.red
+        expect(component.to_s).to include 'inactive'.yellow
+      end
+
+      it 'prints failed in red' do
+        component.instance_variable_set(:@results, servicename: :failed)
+        expect(component.to_s).to include 'failed'.red
+      end
+
+      it 'prints unknown status in red' do
+        component.instance_variable_set(:@results, servicename: :asdf123)
+        expect(component.to_s).to include 'asdf123'.red
       end
     end
 
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
         errors = component.errors
 
         expect(errors.count).to eq 2
-        expect(errors.first.message).to eq 'Unable to parse systemctl output'
+        expect(errors.first.message).to eq 'systemctl output was blank.'
       end
     end
   end