diff --git a/servers_status.go b/servers_status.go
index 3ebbc7f..6115c75 100644
--- a/servers_status.go
+++ b/servers_status.go
@@ -4,29 +4,49 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"g.hazardous.org/fkr/libretto/virtualmachine/gridscale"
 )
 
 type ServersStatusCommand struct {
-	Status     string `short:"s" long:"status" description:"value of status to compare against" choice:"active" choice:"deleted" required:"yes"`
+	Relation   string `short:"r" long:"relation" description:"relation uuid to check" required:"no"`
 	ServerUUID string `short:"u" long:"uuid" description:"uuid of server to check" required:"yes"`
+	Status     string `short:"s" long:"status" description:"value of status to compare against" choice:"active" choice:"deleted" required:"no"`
+	Type       string `short:"t" long:"type" description:"type to check for state" required:"yes"`
 }
 
 var serversStatusCommand ServersStatusCommand
 
 func (x *ServersStatusCommand) Execute(args []string) error {
 
-	server, err := gridscale.GetServer(Config.UserId, Config.Token, x.ServerUUID)
+	if x.Type == "server.status" {
+		server, err := gridscale.GetServer(Config.UserId, Config.Token, x.ServerUUID)
+		if err != nil {
+			Unknown(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", "Error retrieving server", err))
+		}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		Unknown(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", "Error retrieving server", err))
-	}
+		if server.Status != x.Status {
+			Critical(fmt.Sprintf("Server state critical - State required: '%s' - State found: '%s'", x.Status, server.Status))
+		}
 
-	if server.Status != x.Status {
-		Critical(fmt.Sprintf("Server state critical - State required: '%s' - State found: '%s'", x.Status, server.Status))
+		Ok(fmt.Sprintf("State required: '%s' - State found: '%s'", x.Status, server.Status))
 	}
 
-	Ok(fmt.Sprintf("State required: '%s' - State found: '%s'", x.Status, server.Status))
+	if x.Type == "firewall.template" {
+		vm, err := gridscale.GetVM(Config.UserId, Config.Token, x.ServerUUID)
+		if err != nil {
+			Unknown(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", "Error retrieving server", err))
+		}
+
+		for _, networkRelation := range vm.NetworksRelations {
+			if networkRelation.FirewallTemplateUUID == x.Relation {
+				Ok(fmt.Sprintf("Expected firewall template '%s' is active", networkRelation.FirewallTemplateUUID))
+			}
+		}
+
+		Critical(fmt.Sprintf("Expected firewall template '%s' is NOT active!", x.Relation))
+
+	}
 
 	// never reached
 	return nil