diff --git a/Modular Scripts/Nginx/configure-nginx.sh b/Modular Scripts/Nginx/configure-nginx.sh
index 60dc88e..89184e4 100644
--- a/Modular Scripts/Nginx/configure-nginx.sh	
+++ b/Modular Scripts/Nginx/configure-nginx.sh	
@@ -115,10 +115,14 @@ removeLogglyConfForNginx()
 checkNginxDetails()
 {	
 	#verify if nginx is installed as service
-	if [ ! -f /etc/init.d/$SERVICE ]; then
-		logMsgToConfigSysLog "ERROR" "ERROR: Nginx is not configured as a service"
-		exit 1
-	fi
+	if [ -f /etc/init.d/$SERVICE ]; then
+               logMsgToConfigSysLog "INFO" "INFO: Nginx is present as a service."
+       elif [[ $(which systemctl) && $(systemctl list-unit-files $SERVICE.service | grep "$SERVICE.service") ]] &>/dev/null; then
+                logMsgToConfigSysLog "INFO" "INFO: Nginx is present as a service."
+       else
+                logMsgToConfigSysLog "ERROR" "ERROR: Nginx is not configured as a service"
+                exit 1
+        fi
 	
 	#get the version of nginx installed
 	getNginxVersion