diff --git a/Modular Scripts/Apache2/configure-apache.sh b/Modular Scripts/Apache2/configure-apache.sh
index 48f30c9..48dc167 100644
--- a/Modular Scripts/Apache2/configure-apache.sh	
+++ b/Modular Scripts/Apache2/configure-apache.sh	
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ checkApacheDetails()
 	getApacheServiceName
 	
 	#verify if apache is installed as service
-	if [ ! -f /etc/init.d/$SERVICE ]; then
+	if [ -f /etc/init.d/$SERVICE ]; then
+               logMsgToConfigSysLog "INFO" "INFO: Apache is present as a service."
+	elif [[ $(which systemctl) && $(systemctl list-unit-files $SERVICE.service | grep "$SERVICE.service") ]] &>/dev/null; then
+		logMsgToConfigSysLog "INFO" "INFO: Apache is present as a service."
+	else
 		logMsgToConfigSysLog "ERROR" "ERROR: Apache is not configured as a service"
 		exit 1
 	fi