diff --git a/Bash Scripts/gitbucket.sh b/Bash Scripts/gitbucket.sh
index 0a3f76f..77a99e4 100755
--- a/Bash Scripts/gitbucket.sh	
+++ b/Bash Scripts/gitbucket.sh	
@@ -3,7 +3,19 @@
 
 case "$1" in
   start) nohup java -jar /home/mollusk/Downloads/gitbucket.war &> /dev/null &
+  PID=$(pidof java)
+  if [ ${PID} ];then
+    echo "Gitbucket started on pid ${PID}"
+  else
+    echo "Gitbucket process failed to start!"
+  fi
   ;;
   stop) killall java
+  if [ ! ${PID} ];then
+    echo "Gitbucket was terminated"
+  else
+    echo "There was a problem terminating Gitbucket"
+  fi
+
   ;;
 esac