diff --git a/src/modules/systemd_failed_units.cpp b/src/modules/systemd_failed_units.cpp
index ac389257..9e3f16f3 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemd_failed_units.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/systemd_failed_units.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ auto SystemdFailedUnits::notify_cb(const Glib::ustring& sender_name,
 void SystemdFailedUnits::RequestSystemState() {
   auto load = [](const char* kind, Glib::RefPtr<Gio::DBus::Proxy>& proxy) -> std::string {
     try {
-      if (!proxy) return "unknown";
+      if (!proxy) return "ignored";
       auto parameters = Glib::VariantContainerBase(
           g_variant_new("(ss)", "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager", "SystemState"));
       Glib::VariantContainerBase data = proxy->call_sync("Get", parameters);
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ void SystemdFailedUnits::RequestSystemState() {
 
   system_state = load("systemwide", system_proxy);
   user_state = load("user", user_proxy);
-  if (system_state == "running" && user_state == "running")
+
+  if ((system_state == "running" || system_state == "ignored") &&
+      (user_state == "running" || user_state == "ignored"))
     overall_state = "ok";
   else
     overall_state = "degraded";