diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 99103e3..8ff21ef 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ def startup_checks(self):
             sys.exit(1)
 
         if self.db.is_alive() and not self.zk.is_alive():
-            if self.db.role == 'primary' and self.db.pgpooler('status')[1]:
+            _, pooler_service_running = self.db.pgpooler('status')
+            if self.db.role == 'primary' and pooler_service_running:
                 self.db.pgpooler('stop')
 
         if not self.db.is_alive() and self.zk.is_alive():
@@ -340,12 +341,12 @@ def single_node_primary_iter(self, db_state, zk_state):
 
         self.zk.write(self.zk.TIMELINE_INFO_PATH, db_state['timeline'])
 
-        pooler_status, pooler_service_status = self.db.pgpooler('status')
-        if pooler_service_status and not pooler_status:
+        pooler_port_available, pooler_service_running = self.db.pgpooler('status')
+        if pooler_service_running and not pooler_port_available:
             logging.warning('Service alive, but pooler not accepting connections, restarting.')
             self.db.pgpooler('stop')
             self.db.pgpooler('start')
-        elif not pooler_service_status:
+        elif not pooler_service_running:
             logging.debug('Here we should open for load.')
             self.db.pgpooler('start')
 
@@ -417,12 +418,12 @@ def primary_iter(self, db_state, zk_state):
 
             self._drop_stale_switchover(db_state)
 
-            pooler_status, pooler_service_status = self.db.pgpooler('status')
-            if pooler_service_status and not pooler_status:
+            pooler_port_available, pooler_service_running = self.db.pgpooler('status')
+            if pooler_service_running and not pooler_port_available:
                 logging.warning('Service alive, but pooler not accepting connections, restarting.')
                 self.db.pgpooler('stop')
                 self.db.pgpooler('start')
-            elif not pooler_service_status:
+            elif not pooler_service_running:
                 logging.debug('Here we should open for load.')
                 self.db.pgpooler('start')
 
@@ -549,7 +550,8 @@ def remove_stale_operation(self, hostname):
 
     def start_pooler(self):
         start_pooler = self.config.getboolean('replica', 'start_pooler')
-        if not self.db.pgpooler('status')[1] and start_pooler:
+        _, pooler_service_running = self.db.pgpooler('status')
+        if not pooler_service_running and start_pooler:
             self.db.pgpooler('start')
 
     def get_replics_info(self, zk_state):