diff --git a/check_proc/check_procs.sh b/check_proc/check_procs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4dc3a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_proc/check_procs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+LINE=`/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/check_procs $*`
+RC=$?
+COUNT=`echo $LINE | awk '{print $3}'`
+echo $LINE \| procs=$COUNT
+exit $RC