diff --git a/docs/checks/commands/check_process.md b/docs/checks/commands/check_process.md
index 639e78f9..afe7b3d6 100644
--- a/docs/checks/commands/check_process.md
+++ b/docs/checks/commands/check_process.md
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ Naemon Config
 
 ## Argument Defaults
 
-| Argument      | Default Value                                    |
-| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
-| warning       | count = 0                                        |
-| critical      | state = 'stopped' or count = 0                   |
-| empty-state   | 2 (CRITICAL)                                     |
-| empty-syntax  | %(status) - no processes found with this filter. |
-| top-syntax    | %(status) - \${problem_list}                     |
-| ok-syntax     | %(status) - all %{count} processes are ok.       |
-| detail-syntax | \${exe}=\${state}                                |
+| Argument      | Default Value                                             |
+| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
+| warning       | count = 0                                                 |
+| critical      | state = 'stopped' or count = 0                            |
+| empty-state   | 2 (CRITICAL)                                              |
+| empty-syntax  | %(status) - no processes found with this filter.          |
+| top-syntax    | %(status) - %{count} process(es) running \${problem_list} |
+| ok-syntax     | %(status) - all %{count} process(es) are ok.              |
+| detail-syntax | \${exe}=\${state}                                         |
 
 ## Check Specific Arguments
 
diff --git a/pkg/snclient/check_process.go b/pkg/snclient/check_process.go
index 70fdc5a8..a7c35313 100644
--- a/pkg/snclient/check_process.go
+++ b/pkg/snclient/check_process.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ func (l *CheckProcess) Build() *CheckData {
 			"timezone": {description: "Sets the timezone for time metrics (default is local time)"},
 		},
 		conditionAlias:  l.buildConditionAlias(),
-		okSyntax:        "%(status) - all %{count} processes are ok.",
+		okSyntax:        "%(status) - all %{count} process(es) are ok.",
 		detailSyntax:    "${exe}=${state}",
-		topSyntax:       "%(status) - ${problem_list}",
+		topSyntax:       "%(status) - %{count} process(es) running ${problem_list}",
 		emptyState:      2,
 		emptySyntax:     "%(status) - no processes found with this filter.",
 		defaultWarning:  "count = 0",
diff --git a/pkg/snclient/check_process_test.go b/pkg/snclient/check_process_test.go
index 70f1c42e..914f4f29 100644
--- a/pkg/snclient/check_process_test.go
+++ b/pkg/snclient/check_process_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestCheckProcess(t *testing.T) {
 
 	res := snc.RunCheck("check_process", []string{})
 	assert.Equalf(t, CheckExitOK, res.State, "state ok")
-	assert.Regexpf(t, `^OK - all \d+ processes are ok`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output matches")
+	assert.Regexpf(t, `^OK - all \d+ process\(es\) are ok`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output matches")
 	assert.Regexpf(t, `'count'=\d+;0;0;0$`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "perfdata ok")
 
 	res = snc.RunCheck("check_process", []string{"process=noneexisting.exe"})
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ func TestCheckProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoErrorf(t, err, "got own exe")
 	res = snc.RunCheck("check_process", []string{"process=" + filepath.Base(myExe)})
 	assert.Equalf(t, CheckExitOK, res.State, "state ok")
-	assert.Regexpf(t, `OK - all \d+ processes are ok.`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output ok")
+	assert.Regexpf(t, `OK - all \d+ process\(es\) are ok.`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output ok")
 	assert.Regexpf(t, `rss'=\d{1,15}B;;;0`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "rss ok")
 
 	// should work case insensitive
 	res = snc.RunCheck("check_process", []string{"process=" + strings.ToUpper(filepath.Base(myExe))})
 	assert.Equalf(t, CheckExitOK, res.State, "state ok")
-	assert.Regexpf(t, `OK - all \d+ processes are ok.`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output ok")
+	assert.Regexpf(t, `OK - all \d+ process\(es\) are ok.`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output ok")
 	assert.Regexpf(t, `rss'=\d{1,15}B;;;0`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "rss ok")
 
 	// check process it not running
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestCheckProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	// appending filter to previously set filter
 	res = snc.RunCheck("check_process", []string{"filter='pid > 0'", "filter+='pid < 10000'"})
 	assert.Equalf(t, CheckExitOK, res.State, "state ok")
-	assert.Regexpf(t, `OK - all \d+ processes are ok`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output ok")
+	assert.Regexpf(t, `OK - all \d+ process\(es\) are ok`, string(res.BuildPluginOutput()), "output ok")
 
 	StopTestAgent(t, snc)
 }