diff --git a/lila-docker b/lila-docker
index 747cc07a..a4a51fd8 100755
--- a/lila-docker
+++ b/lila-docker
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash 
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ run_start() {
             COMPOSE_PROFILES=$(all_profiles) docker compose start
         else
             echo "There are no stopped services to resume"
+            exit 1
         fi
     fi
 }
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ show_help() {
     echo "  build         Pre-fetch and pre-build all the images necessary for the containers"
     echo "  format        Run the code formatter to match Lichess code style"
     echo "  hostname      Set the hostname to something different than the default localhost"
-    echo "  mobile        For mobile app development.Pair and connect to a mobile device"
+    echo "  mobile        For mobile app development. Pair and connect to a mobile device"
     echo "  flutter       Get the 'flutter run' command with the URL arguments pre-configured"
     echo "  db            Reset and re-seed the database with fresh fake data"
     echo "  lila clean    Run 'sbt clean' in the lila container. Useful if there are compilation errors"
@@ -288,7 +289,11 @@ case "$@" in
         ;;
     "status")
         docker info --format '{{ .OperatingSystem }}, {{ .ClientInfo.Version }}, {{ .ClientInfo.Os }} {{ .ClientInfo.Arch }}'
-        docker compose ps
+        if [ -n "$(docker compose ps -q  2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+            docker compose ps
+        else 
+            echo "No lila-docker services are running"
+        fi
         echo "----------------------------"
         ./pull-all
         ;;