diff --git a/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi b/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi
index 30a23128b..d62b6058f 100644
--- a/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi
+++ b/html/cgi-bin/pakfire.cgi
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ my %color = ();
 my %pakfiresettings = ();
 my %mainsettings = ();
 
+# Get Pakfire status
+my %pakfire_status = &Pakfire::status();
+
 # Load general settings
 &General::readhash("${General::swroot}/main/settings", \%mainsettings);
 &General::readhash("/srv/web/ipfire/html/themes/ipfire/include/colors.txt", \%color);
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ if($cgiparams{'ACTION'} eq 'json-getstatus') {
 	my %status = (
 		'running' => &_is_pakfire_busy() || "0",
 		'running_since' => &General::age("$Pakfire::lockfile") || "0s",
-		'reboot' => (-e "/var/run/need_reboot") || "0",
+		'reboot' => ("$pakfire_status{'RebootRequired'}" eq "yes") || "0",
 		'failure' => $failure || "0"
 	);
 
@@ -333,32 +336,26 @@ END
 	exit;
 }
 
-my $core_release = `cat /opt/pakfire/db/core/mine 2>/dev/null`;
-chomp($core_release);
-my $core_update_age = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/core/mine");
-my $corelist_update_age = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/core-list.db");
-my $server_update_age = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/server-list.db");
-my $packages_update_age = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/packages_list.db");
-
 &Header::openbox("100%", "center", "Pakfire");
 
 print <<END;
 	<table id="pfmain">
 END
-if ( -e "/var/run/need_reboot") {
+if ("$pakfire_status{'RebootRequired'}" eq "yes") {
 	print "\t\t<tr><td colspan='2'><a href='/cgi-bin/shutdown.cgi'>$Lang::tr{'needreboot'}!</a></td></tr>\n";
 }
+
 print <<END;
 		<tr><td class="heading">$Lang::tr{'pakfire system state'}:</td>
 			<td class="heading">$Lang::tr{'available updates'}:</td></tr>
 
-		<tr><td><strong>$Lang::tr{'pakfire core update level'}: $core_release</strong>
+		<tr><td><strong>$Lang::tr{'pakfire core update level'}: $pakfire_status{'Release'}</strong>
 				<hr>
 				<div class="pflist">
-					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last update'} $core_update_age $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}<br>
-					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last serverlist update'} $server_update_age $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}<br>
-					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last core list update'} $corelist_update_age $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}<br>
-					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last package update'} $packages_update_age $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}
+					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last update'} $pakfire_status{'LastUpdate'} $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}<br>
+					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last serverlist update'} $pakfire_status{'LastServerListUpdate'} $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}<br>
+					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last core list update'} $pakfire_status{'LastCoreListUpdate'} $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}<br>
+					$Lang::tr{'pakfire last package update'} $pakfire_status{'LastPakListUpdate'} $Lang::tr{'pakfire ago'}
 				</div>
 				<form method='post' action='$ENV{'SCRIPT_NAME'}'>
 					<input type='hidden' name='ACTION' value='update' />
@@ -370,17 +367,17 @@ print <<END;
 					<select name="UPDPAKS" class="pflist" size="5" disabled>
 END
 
-	my %coredb = &Pakfire::coredbinfo();
-	if (defined $coredb{'AvailableRelease'}) {
-		print "<option value=\"core\">Core-Update -- $coredb{'CoreVersion'} -- Release: $coredb{'Release'} -> $coredb{'AvailableRelease'}</option>\n";
+	if ("$pakfire_status{'CoreUpdateAvailable'}" eq "yes") {
+		print "<option value=\"core\">Core-Update -- $pakfire_status{'CoreVersion'} -- Release: $pakfire_status{'Release'} -> $pakfire_status{'AvailableRelease'}</option>\n";
 	}
 
-	my %upgradelist = &Pakfire::dblist("upgrade");
-	foreach my $pak (sort keys %upgradelist) {
-		print "<option value=\"$pak\">Update: $pak -- Version: $upgradelist{$pak}{'ProgVersion'} -> $upgradelist{$pak}{'AvailableProgVersion'} -- Release: $upgradelist{$pak}{'Release'} -> $upgradelist{$pak}{'AvailableRelease'}</option>\n";
+	if ($pakfire_status{'PakUpdatesAvailable'} > 0) {
+		my %upgradelist = &Pakfire::dblist("upgrade");
+		foreach my $pak (sort keys %upgradelist) {
+			print "<option value=\"$pak\">Update: $pak -- Version: $upgradelist{$pak}{'ProgVersion'} -> $upgradelist{$pak}{'AvailableProgVersion'} -- Release: $upgradelist{$pak}{'Release'} -> $upgradelist{$pak}{'AvailableRelease'}</option>\n";
+		}
 	}
 
-
 	print <<END;
 					</select>
 					<input type='hidden' name='ACTION' value='upgrade' />
diff --git a/src/pakfire/lib/functions.pl b/src/pakfire/lib/functions.pl
index b35aed6a3..028a0277e 100644
--- a/src/pakfire/lib/functions.pl
+++ b/src/pakfire/lib/functions.pl
@@ -897,26 +897,26 @@ sub reboot_required {
 }
 
 sub status {
-	# General info
-	my $return = "Core-Version: $Conf::version\n";
-	$return .= "Core-Update-Level: $Conf::core_mine\n";
-	$return .= "Last update: " . &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/core/mine") . " ago\n";
-	$return .= "Last core-list update: " . &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/core-list.db") . " ago\n";
-	$return .= "Last server-list update: " . &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/server-list.db") . " ago\n";
-	$return .= "Last packages-list update: " . &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/packages_list.db") . " ago\n";
-
-	# Get availability of core updates
-	$return .= "Core-Update available: " . &Pakfire::coreupdate_available() . "\n";
-
-	# Get availability of package updates
-	$return .= "Package-Updates available: " . &Pakfire::updates_available() . "\n";
-
-	# Test if reboot is required
-	$return .= "Reboot required: " . &Pakfire::reboot_required() . "\n";
-
-	# Return status text
-	print "$return";
-	exit 1;
+	### This subroutine returns pakfire status information in a hash.
+	# Usage is without arguments
+
+	# Add core version info
+	my %status = &Pakfire::coredbinfo();
+
+	# Add last update info
+	$status{'LastUpdate'} = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/core/mine");
+	$status{'LastCoreListUpdate'} = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/core-list.db");
+	$status{'LastServerListUpdate'} = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/server-list.db");
+	$status{'LastPakListUpdate'} = &General::age("/opt/pakfire/db/lists/packages_list.db");
+
+	# Add number of available package updates
+	$status{'CoreUpdateAvailable'} = (defined $status{'AvailableRelease'}) ? "yes" : "no";
+	$status{'PakUpdatesAvailable'} = &Pakfire::updates_available();
+
+	# Add if reboot is required
+	$status{'RebootRequired'} = &Pakfire::reboot_required();
+
+	return %status;
 }
 
 sub get_arch() {
diff --git a/src/pakfire/pakfire b/src/pakfire/pakfire
index b529db77a..0ed8aacd4 100644
--- a/src/pakfire/pakfire
+++ b/src/pakfire/pakfire
@@ -406,7 +406,18 @@
 			system("rm -f /etc/fcron.daily/pakfire-upgrade");
 		}
 	} elsif ("$ARGV[0]" eq "status") {
-		&Pakfire::status;
+		my %status = &Pakfire::status;
+
+		print "Core-Version: $status{'CoreVersion'}\n";
+		print "Core-Update-Level: $status{'Release'}\n";
+		print "Last update: $status{'LastUpdate'} ago\n";
+		print "Last core-list update: $status{'LastCoreListUpdate'} ago\n";
+		print "Last server-list update: $status{'LastServerListUpdate'} ago\n";
+		print "Last packages-list update: $status{'LastPakListUpdate'} ago\n";
+		print "Core-Update available: $status{'CoreUpdateAvailable'}";
+		print " ($status{'AvailableRelease'})" if ("$status{'CoreUpdateAvailable'}" eq "yes");
+		print "\nPackage-Updates available: $status{'PakUpdatesAvailable'}\n";
+		print "Reboot required: $status{'RebootRequired'}\n";
 	} else {
 		&Pakfire::usage;
 	}