--- nagios-2.0.original/common/statusdata.c	2005-11-16 08:49:35.000000000 +0000
+++ nagios-2.0/common/statusdata.c	2006-03-10 16:49:48.663060014 +0000
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@
 			break;
 		        }
 		if(new_svcstatus->has_been_checked==FALSE){
-			new_svcstatus->status=SERVICE_PENDING;
 			free(new_svcstatus->plugin_output);
 			if(new_svcstatus->should_be_scheduled==TRUE){
+				new_svcstatus->status=SERVICE_PENDING;
 				get_time_string(&new_svcstatus->next_check,date_string,sizeof(date_string),LONG_DATE_TIME);
 				snprintf(temp_buffer,sizeof(temp_buffer)-1,"Service check scheduled for %s",date_string);
 				temp_buffer[sizeof(temp_buffer)-1]='\x0';