diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh b/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
index 5aae18f7..42272122 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/webpage.sh
@@ -221,18 +221,19 @@ Reboot() {
 }
 
 RestartDNS() {
-  local str="Restarting dnsmasq"
-  echo -ne "  ${INFO} ${str}..."
-  if [[ -x "$(command -v systemctl)" ]]; then
-    systemctl restart dnsmasq
+  local str="Restarting DNS service"
+  [[ -t 1 ]] && echo -ne "  ${INFO} ${str}"
+  if command -v systemctl &> /dev/null; then
+    output=$( { systemctl restart dnsmasq; } 2>&1 )
   else
-    service dnsmasq restart
+    output=$( { service dnsmasq restart; } 2>&1 )
   fi
 
-  if [[ "$?" == 0 ]]; then
-    echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
+ if [[ -z "${output}" ]]; then
+    [[ -t 1 ]] && echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
   else
-    echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${str}"
+    [[ ! -t 1 ]] && OVER=""
+    echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${output}"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 3c321b93..b4b5e886 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -173,24 +173,32 @@ versionFunc() {
 
 restartDNS() {
   dnsmasqPid=$(pidof dnsmasq)
+  local str="Restarting DNS service"
+  echo -ne "  ${INFO} ${str}"
   if [[ "${dnsmasqPid}" ]]; then
     # Service already running - reload config
-    echo -ne "  ${INFO} Restarting dnsmasq"
     if [[ -x "$(command -v systemctl)" ]]; then
-      systemctl restart dnsmasq
+      output=$( { systemctl restart dnsmasq; } 2>&1 )
     else
-      service dnsmasq restart
+      output=$( { service dnsmasq restart; } 2>&1 )
+    fi
+    if [[ -z "${output}" ]]; then
+      echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
+    else
+      echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${output}"
     fi
-    [[ "$?" == 0 ]] && echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Restarted dnsmasq" || echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} Failed to restart dnsmasq"
   else
     # Service not running, start it up
-    echo -ne "  ${INFO} Starting dnsmasq"
     if [[ -x "$(command -v systemctl)" ]]; then
-      systemctl start dnsmasq
+      output=$( { systemctl start dnsmasq; } 2>&1 )
+    else
+      output=$( { service dnsmasq start; } 2>&1 )
+    fi
+    if [[ -z "${output}" ]]; then
+      echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
     else
-      service dnsmasq start
+      echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${output}"
     fi
-    [[ "$?" == 0 ]] && echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Restarted dnsmasq" || echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} Failed to restart dnsmasq"
   fi
 }