diff --git a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php
--- a/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php
+++ b/src/applications/config/check/PhabricatorDaemonsSetupCheck.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     $task_daemon = id(new PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery())
       ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
-      ->withStatus(PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery::STATUS_ALIVE)
+      ->withStatus(PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery::STATUS_RUNNING)
       ->withDaemonClasses(array('PhabricatorTaskmasterDaemon'))
       ->setLimit(1)
       ->execute();
diff --git a/src/applications/daemon/query/PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery.php b/src/applications/daemon/query/PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery.php
--- a/src/applications/daemon/query/PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/daemon/query/PhabricatorDaemonLogQuery.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
   const STATUS_ALL = 'status-all';
   const STATUS_ALIVE = 'status-alive';
+  const STATUS_RUNNING = 'status-running';
 
   private $ids;
   private $notIDs;
@@ -170,6 +171,10 @@
     switch ($status) {
       case self::STATUS_ALL:
         return array();
+      case self::STATUS_RUNNING:
+        return array(
+          PhabricatorDaemonLog::STATUS_RUNNING,
+        );
       case self::STATUS_ALIVE:
         return array(
           PhabricatorDaemonLog::STATUS_UNKNOWN,