Index: scripts/globals.sh
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diff -u -rff5794ee387f1e37a01cea349c0085dae5281d5d -r8d21136637cee0c5dd68e1a7837d4b6292203791
--- scripts/globals.sh	(.../globals.sh)	(revision ff5794ee387f1e37a01cea349c0085dae5281d5d)
+++ scripts/globals.sh	(.../globals.sh)	(revision 8d21136637cee0c5dd68e1a7837d4b6292203791)
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
 POSTMSG_BLUETOOTH="Bluetooth"
 POSTMSG_SHASUM="App shasum"
 POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC="CloudSync"
-POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC_RUNNING="CloudSync app IS running"
 POSTMSG_SETTINGSCRC="SettingsCRC"
 
 TDCTL_NTP_USED=$FALSE
@@ -514,9 +513,8 @@
       echo "Executing the CloudSync"
       cd $CLOUDSYNC_PATH
       ./cs.py start debug &
-      sleep 2
-      CLOUDSYNC_STATUS="$(./cs.py status)"
-      if [ "$CLOUDSYNC_STATUS" == "$POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC_RUNNING" ]; then
+      CLOUDSYNC_STATUS="$(ps ax | grep -e cs.py -e cloud_sync.py | grep -v grep)"
+      if [ -n "$CLOUDSYNC_STATUS" ]; then
           post_log_pass "$POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC$POSTMSG_POSTFIX_PASSED"
       else
           post_log_fail "$POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC$POSTMSG_POSTFIX_FAILED"
@@ -572,9 +570,8 @@
       echo "Executing the CloudSync"
       cd $CLOUDSYNC_PATH
       sudo -u $CLOUD_USER ./cs.py start
-      sleep 2
-      CLOUDSYNC_STATUS="$(sudo -u $CLOUD_USER ./cs.py status)"
-      if [ "$CLOUDSYNC_STATUS" == "$POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC_RUNNING" ]; then
+      CLOUDSYNC_STATUS="$(ps ax | grep -e cs.py -e cloud_sync.py | grep -v grep)"
+      if [ -n "$CLOUDSYNC_STATUS" ]; then
           post_log_pass "$POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC$POSTMSG_POSTFIX_PASSED"
       else
           post_log_fail "$POSTMSG_CLOUDSYNC$POSTMSG_POSTFIX_FAILED"