--- /etc/init.d/apache2	2008-01-31 21:51:30.000000000 +0000
+++ apache2	2008-03-09 16:29:33.000000000 +0000
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@
 	LYNX="${LYNX:-lynx -dump}"
 	STATUSURL="${STATUSURL:-http://localhost/server-status}"
 
-	if ! type -p ${LYNX} 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
+	if ! service_started "${SVCNAME}"; then
+		eerror "${SVCNAME} not started"
+	elif ! type -p ${LYNX} 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
 		eerror "lynx not found! you need to emerge www-client/lynx"
 	else
 		${LYNX} ${STATUSURL}