diff --git a/src/yggdrasil-service-openrc.vala b/src/yggdrasil-service-openrc.vala
index 1623223..d4321b3 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil-service-openrc.vala
+++ b/src/yggdrasil-service-openrc.vala
@@ -17,13 +17,26 @@ namespace Yggtk {
 
 	public class YggdrasilServiceOpenRC : Object, YggdrasilService {
 
-		public bool get_status () {
-			return false;
+		public bool get_status () throws SpawnError {
+			string cmd_stdout, cmd_stderr;
+			int cmd_status = -1;
+
+			Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("rc-service yggdrasil status", out cmd_stdout, out cmd_stderr, out cmd_status);
+
+			if (cmd_status != 0 || cmd_stderr.length > 0 || cmd_stdout.contains ("stopped")) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return true;
 		}
 
-		public void start () {}
+		public void start () throws SpawnError {
+			Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("pkexec rc-service yggdrasil start");
+		}
 
-		public void stop () {}
+		public void stop () throws SpawnError {
+			Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("pkexec rc-service yggdrasil stop");
+		}
 		
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil-service-systemd.vala b/src/yggdrasil-service-systemd.vala
index 2863bbb..3fa0646 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil-service-systemd.vala
+++ b/src/yggdrasil-service-systemd.vala
@@ -17,13 +17,26 @@ namespace Yggtk {
 
 	public class YggdrasilServiceSystemd : Object, YggdrasilService {
 
-		public bool get_status () {
+		public bool get_status () throws SpawnError {
+			string cmd_stdout;
+			int cmd_status = -1;
+
+			Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("systemctl status yggdrasil", out cmd_stdout, null, out cmd_status);
+
+			if (cmd_status == 0 && cmd_stdout.contains ("active (running)")) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		public void start () {}
+		public void start () throws SpawnError {
+			Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("pkexec systemctl start yggdrasil");
+		}
 
-		public void stop () {}
+		public void stop () throws SpawnError {
+			Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("pkexec systemctl stop yggdrasil");
+		}
 		
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil-service.vala b/src/yggdrasil-service.vala
index a7818cb..03e08d0 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil-service.vala
+++ b/src/yggdrasil-service.vala
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ namespace Yggtk {
 
     public interface YggdrasilService : Object {
 
-        public abstract bool get_status ();
-        public abstract void start ();
-        public abstract void stop ();
+        public abstract bool get_status () throws SpawnError;
+        public abstract void start () throws SpawnError;
+        public abstract void stop () throws SpawnError;
         
     }