diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 315534d..d09b6fd 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       - name: maas.wait_for_machine_status
       - kwargs:
             timeout: 1200 # in seconds
-            req_status: "deployed"
+            req_status: "Deployed"
             ignore_machines:
                - kvm01 # in case it's broken or whatever
       - require:
diff --git a/_modules/maas.py b/_modules/maas.py
index c5029a7..cbe223f 100644
--- a/_modules/maas.py
+++ b/_modules/maas.py
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
         for machine in json_result:
             if objects_name and machine['hostname'] not in objects_name:
                 continue
-            status = STATUS_NAME_DICT[machine['status'].lower()]
+            status = STATUS_NAME_DICT[machine['status']]
             summary[status] += 1
             res.append(
                 {'hostname': machine['hostname'],
@@ -724,8 +724,10 @@
             for m in to_discover:
                 for discovered in MachinesStatus.execute()['machines']:
                     if m == discovered['hostname'] and \
-                                    discovered['status'] == req_status.lower():
-                        if m in total: total.remove(m)
+                            discovered['status'].lower() == req_status.lower():
+                        if m in total:
+                            total.remove(m)
+
             if len(total) <= 0:
                 LOG.debug(
                     "Machines:{} are:{}".format(to_discover, req_status))