diff --git a/app/datalogger/views.py b/app/datalogger/views.py
index 867a8fb..5294164 100644
--- a/app/datalogger/views.py
+++ b/app/datalogger/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 import os
+import subprocess
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request, session, send_from_directory, jsonify, url_for, flash, redirect, Response
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
 from sqlalchemy import and_, desc
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ from pycomm_helper.utils import readTag, writeTag
 from random import random
 
 ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = set(['txt', 'pdf', 'png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'gif', 'doc', 'docx', 'xls', 'xlsx', 'zip'])
+PID_FILE = '/root/datalogger.pid'
 
 
 def allowed_file(filename):
@@ -277,3 +279,28 @@ def restore_single(id):
     except:
         print("Error backing up tag value for tag {}".format(single_br['tag']))
     return jsonify(single_br)
+
+
+@app.route('/api/logger_status')
+def get_logger_status():
+    global PID_FILE
+    try:
+        with open(PID_FILE, 'rb') as pidfile:
+            pid = f.read()
+        os.kill(pid, 0)
+    except OSError:
+        return jsonify(False)
+    except IOError:
+        return jsonify(False)
+    else:
+        return jsonify(True)
+
+
+@app.route('/api/restart_logger')
+def restart_datalogger():
+    global PID_FILE
+    try:
+        subprocess.call(["service", "datalogger", "restart"], shell=False)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Exception during restart_datalogger: {}".format(e))
+    return get_logger_status()
diff --git a/app/static/js/config.controller.js b/app/static/js/config.controller.js
index 65b16e8..a45fb4b 100644
--- a/app/static/js/config.controller.js
+++ b/app/static/js/config.controller.js
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ poconsole.controller('configCtrl', function($scope, Page, $log, Config, Device,
         var checkLoggerStatus = Config.getLoggerStatus();
         checkLoggerStatus.then(function(data){
             $scope.loggerLoading = false;
-        	$scope.loggerRunning = data.status;
+        	$scope.loggerRunning = data;
         });
     };
-    // $scope.checkLogger();
+    $scope.checkLogger();
 
     $scope.restartLogger = function(){
         var restartLogger = Config.restartLogger();
         restartLogger.then(function(data){
-        	$scope.checkLogger();
+        	console.log(data);
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/app/static/js/config.factory.js b/app/static/js/config.factory.js
index 4732087..195aa5c 100644
--- a/app/static/js/config.factory.js
+++ b/app/static/js/config.factory.js
@@ -48,26 +48,20 @@ poconsole.factory('Config',function($q, $http, $log){
 
     config.getLoggerStatus = function(){
         var deferred = $q.defer();
-        $http.get('/logger_status').success(function(data) {
-    		deferred.resolve({
-    			pid:data.pid,
-    			status: data.status
-    		});
+        $http.get('/api/logger_status').success(function(data) {
+    		deferred.resolve(JSON.parse(data));
         });
         return deferred.promise;
     };
 
     config.restartLogger = function(){
         var deferred = $q.defer();
-        $http.get('/restart_logger').success(function(data) {
-        	deferred.resolve({
-        		data: data
-    		});
+        $http.get('/api/restart_logger').success(function(data) {
+        	deferred.resolve(data);
         });
         return deferred.promise;
     };
 
-
     return config;
 
 });
diff --git a/webserver.sh b/webserver.sh
index 41eda6f..6a8c038 100644
--- a/webserver.sh
+++ b/webserver.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ case "$1" in
   uninstall)
     uninstall
     ;;
-  retart)
+  restart)
     stop
     start
     ;;