diff --git a/package/secubox/luci-app-crowdsec-dashboard/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/luci.crowdsec-dashboard b/package/secubox/luci-app-crowdsec-dashboard/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/luci.crowdsec-dashboard
index 6fec481d..053baf0f 100755
--- a/package/secubox/luci-app-crowdsec-dashboard/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/luci.crowdsec-dashboard
+++ b/package/secubox/luci-app-crowdsec-dashboard/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/luci.crowdsec-dashboard
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ secubox_log() {
 
 CSCLI="/usr/bin/cscli"
 
-# Check if cscli exists
+# Check if cscli exists and crowdsec is running
 check_cscli() {
 	if [ ! -x "$CSCLI" ]; then
 		echo '{"error": "cscli not found"}'
 		exit 1
 	fi
+
+	# Check if crowdsec service is running
+	if ! pgrep -x crowdsec >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		echo '{"error": "crowdsec service not running"}'
+		exit 1
+	fi
 }
 
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