diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/reactive/kubernetes_master.py b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/reactive/kubernetes_master.py
index a51add3d170..bdbcc57754c 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/reactive/kubernetes_master.py
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/reactive/kubernetes_master.py
@@ -323,7 +323,28 @@ def idle_status(kube_api, kube_control):
         msg = 'WARN: cannot change service-cidr, still using ' + service_cidr()
         hookenv.status_set('active', msg)
     else:
-        hookenv.status_set('active', 'Kubernetes master running.')
+        # All services should be up and running at this point. Double-check...
+        failing_services = master_services_down()
+        if len(failing_services) == 0:
+            hookenv.status_set('active', 'Kubernetes master running.')
+        else:
+            msg = 'Stopped services: {}'.format(','.join(failing_services))
+            hookenv.status_set('waiting', msg)
+
+
+def master_services_down():
+    """Ensure master services are up and running.
+
+    Return: list of failing services"""
+    services = ['kube-apiserver',
+                'kube-controller-manager',
+                'kube-scheduler']
+    failing_services = []
+    for service in services:
+        daemon = 'snap.{}.daemon'.format(service)
+        if not host.service_running(daemon):
+            failing_services.append(service)
+    return failing_services
 
 
 @when('etcd.available', 'tls_client.server.certificate.saved',
diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
index 401e3a70480..57e9fae5bf2 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
@@ -257,11 +257,21 @@ def update_kubelet_status():
     ''' There are different states that the kubelet can be in, where we are
     waiting for dns, waiting for cluster turnup, or ready to serve
     applications.'''
-    if (_systemctl_is_active('snap.kubelet.daemon')):
+    services = [
+        'kubelet',
+        'kube-proxy'
+    ]
+    failing_services = []
+    for service in services:
+        daemon = 'snap.{}.daemon'.format(service)
+        if not _systemctl_is_active(daemon):
+            failing_services.append(service)
+
+    if len(failing_services) == 0:
         hookenv.status_set('active', 'Kubernetes worker running.')
-    # if kubelet is not running, we're waiting on something else to converge
-    elif (not _systemctl_is_active('snap.kubelet.daemon')):
-        hookenv.status_set('waiting', 'Waiting for kubelet to start.')
+    else:
+        msg = 'Waiting for {} to start.'.format(','.join(failing_services))
+        hookenv.status_set('waiting', msg)
 
 
 @when('certificates.available')