diff --git a/mise-tasks/services-check b/mise-tasks/services-check
index 77804f4..31c8cc5 100755
--- a/mise-tasks/services-check
+++ b/mise-tasks/services-check
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ check_http "Frigate" "https://nvr.ops.eblu.me/api/version"
 echo ""
 echo "Ringtail (NixOS):"
 check_service "ssh" "ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 ringtail true"
-check_service "tailscale" "ssh ringtail 'tailscale status --self --json' | grep -q '\"Online\":true'"
+check_service "tailscale" "ssh ringtail 'tailscale status --self --json' | jq -e '.Self.Online' > /dev/null"
 
 echo ""
 echo "Public services (via Fly.io):"