diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/beatseps.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/beatseps.sh
index 22189e43a..5e8256c22 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/beatseps.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/beatseps.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
 if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh
index 12cf3ece6..1d7a44382 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/checkfiles.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     FILES=$(ls -1x /host/nsm/faf/complete/ | wc -l)
 
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/eps.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/eps.sh
index 99f001552..25332e94a 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/eps.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/eps.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     PREVCOUNTFILE='/tmp/eps.txt'
     EVENTCOUNTCURRENT="$(curl -s localhost:9600/_node/stats | jq '.events.in')"
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/helixeps.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/helixeps.sh
index 7922a7ab6..d24f1d1e7 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/helixeps.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/helixeps.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
   PREVCOUNTFILE='/tmp/helixevents.txt'
   EVENTCOUNTCURRENT="$(curl -s localhost:9600/_node/stats | jq '.pipelines.helix.events.out')"
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh
index f2ed41f35..46e230a8a 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/influxdbsize.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     INFLUXSIZE=$(du -s -k /host/nsm/influxdb | awk {'print $1'})
 
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/oldpcap.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/oldpcap.sh
index d43f16d14..f23c0c83f 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/oldpcap.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/oldpcap.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     # Get the data
     OLDPCAP=$(find /host/nsm/pcap -type f -exec stat -c'%n %Z' {} + | sort | grep -v "\." | head -n 1 | awk {'print $2'})
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/raid.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/raid.sh
index c0aabe75f..03e309c38 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/raid.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/raid.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     if [ -f "$RAIDLOG" ]; then
         echo "raid $RAIDSTATUS"
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/redis.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/redis.sh
index 613e6cdea..b448bba2d 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/redis.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/redis.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
-
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     UNPARSED=$(redis-cli llen logstash:unparsed | awk '{print $1}')
     PARSED=$(redis-cli llen logstash:parsed | awk '{print $1}')
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/sostatus.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/sostatus.sh
index 1baf38d2b..a7222b67d 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/sostatus.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/sostatus.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     SOSTATUSLOG=/var/log/sostatus/status.log
     SOSTATUSSTATUS=$(cat /var/log/sostatus/status.log)
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/stenoloss.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/stenoloss.sh
index a5c974a73..028637e16 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/stenoloss.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/stenoloss.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     TSFILE=/var/log/telegraf/laststenodrop.log
     if [ -f "$TSFILE" ]; then
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh
index 0ae867b29..1f43fbaf8 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/suriloss.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     SURILOG=$(tac /var/log/suricata/stats.log | grep kernel | head -4)
     CHECKIT=$(echo $SURILOG | grep -o 'drop' | wc -l)
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekcaptureloss.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekcaptureloss.sh
index 995971b18..03c9188ea 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekcaptureloss.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekcaptureloss.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 # This script returns the average of all the workers average capture loss to telegraf / influxdb in influx format include nanosecond precision timestamp
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
     if [ -d "/host/nsm/zeek/spool/logger" ]; then
       WORKERS={{ salt['pillar.get']('sensor:zeek_lbprocs', salt['pillar.get']('sensor:zeek_pins') | length) }}
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekloss.sh b/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekloss.sh
index 559c6b15f..c9bc843cf 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekloss.sh
+++ b/salt/telegraf/scripts/zeekloss.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 # This script returns the packets dropped by Zeek, but it isn't a percentage. $LOSS * 100 would be the percentage
 
-THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v grep)
+THEGREP=$(ps -ef | grep $0 | grep -v $$ | grep -v grep)
 
-if [ ! $THEGREP ]; then
+if [ ! "$THEGREP" ]; then
 
   ZEEKLOG=$(tac /host/nsm/zeek/logs/packetloss.log | head -2)
   declare RESULT=($ZEEKLOG)