diff --git a/types/services/routine.go b/types/services/routine.go
index ff298c94..ae908a0b 100644
--- a/types/services/routine.go
+++ b/types/services/routine.go
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ func CheckGrpc(s *Service, record bool) (*Service, error) {
 	s.Online = true
 
 	if s.GrpcHealthCheck.Bool {
-		if s.ExpectedStatus != s.LastStatusCode {
+		if *s.ExpectedStatus != s.LastStatusCode {
 			if record {
-				RecordFailure(s, fmt.Sprintf("GRPC Service: '%s', Status Code: expected '%v', got '%v'", s.Name, s.ExpectedStatus, s.LastStatusCode), "response_code")
+				RecordFailure(s, fmt.Sprintf("GRPC Service: '%s', Status Code: expected '%v', got '%v'", s.Name, *s.ExpectedStatus, s.LastStatusCode), "response_code")
 			}
 			return s, nil
 		}
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ func CheckHttp(s *Service, record bool) (*Service, error) {
 			return s, err
 		}
 	}
-	if s.ExpectedStatus != res.StatusCode {
+	if *s.ExpectedStatus != res.StatusCode {
 		if record {
-			RecordFailure(s, fmt.Sprintf("HTTP Status Code %v did not match %v", res.StatusCode, s.ExpectedStatus), "status_code")
+			RecordFailure(s, fmt.Sprintf("HTTP Status Code %v did not match %v", res.StatusCode, *s.ExpectedStatus), "status_code")
 		}
 		return s, err
 	}
@@ -462,9 +462,9 @@ func CheckSsh(s *Service, record bool) (*Service, error) {
 	s.Online = true
 
 	if s.SshHealthCheck.Bool {
-		if s.ExpectedStatus != s.LastStatusCode {
+		if *s.ExpectedStatus != s.LastStatusCode {
 			if record {
-				RecordFailure(s, fmt.Sprintf("SSH Service: '%s', Exit Code: expected '%v', got '%v'", s.Name, s.ExpectedStatus, s.LastStatusCode), "response_code")
+				RecordFailure(s, fmt.Sprintf("SSH Service: '%s', Exit Code: expected '%v', got '%v'", s.Name, *s.ExpectedStatus, s.LastStatusCode), "response_code")
 			}
 			return s, nil
 		}
diff --git a/types/services/routine_test.go b/types/services/routine_test.go
index 92f1035c..9e1174a7 100644
--- a/types/services/routine_test.go
+++ b/types/services/routine_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:          "localhost",
 			Port:            50053,
 			Expected:        null.NewNullString("status:SERVING"),
-			ExpectedStatus:  1,
+			ExpectedStatus:  &[]int{1}[0],
 			Type:            "grpc",
 			Timeout:         3,
 			VerifySSL:       null.NewNullBool(false),
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:          "localhost",
 			Port:            50054,
 			Expected:        null.NewNullString(""),
-			ExpectedStatus:  0,
+			ExpectedStatus:  &[]int{0}[0],
 			Type:            "grpc",
 			Timeout:         1,
 			VerifySSL:       null.NewNullBool(true),
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:         "localhost",
 			Port:           50055,
 			Expected:       null.NewNullString(""),
-			ExpectedStatus: 0,
+			ExpectedStatus: &[]int{0}[0],
 			Type:           "grpc",
 			Timeout:        1,
 			VerifySSL:      null.NewNullBool(false),
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:          "localhost",
 			Port:            1000,
 			Expected:        null.NewNullString(""),
-			ExpectedStatus:  0,
+			ExpectedStatus:  &[]int{0}[0],
 			Type:            "grpc",
 			Timeout:         1,
 			VerifySSL:       null.NewNullBool(false),
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:          "localhost",
 			Port:            1000,
 			Expected:        null.NewNullString(""),
-			ExpectedStatus:  0,
+			ExpectedStatus:  &[]int{0}[0],
 			Type:            "grpc",
 			Timeout:         1,
 			VerifySSL:       null.NewNullBool(true),
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:          "http://localhost",
 			Port:            50058,
 			Expected:        null.NewNullString("status:SERVING"),
-			ExpectedStatus:  1,
+			ExpectedStatus:  &[]int{1}[0],
 			Type:            "grpc",
 			Timeout:         1,
 			VerifySSL:       null.NewNullBool(false),
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:          "http://local//host",
 			Port:            50059,
 			Expected:        null.NewNullString(""),
-			ExpectedStatus:  0,
+			ExpectedStatus:  &[]int{0}[0],
 			Type:            "grpc",
 			Timeout:         1,
 			VerifySSL:       null.NewNullBool(false),
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:         "https://google.com",
 			Port:           443,
 			Expected:       null.NewNullString(""),
-			ExpectedStatus: 0,
+			ExpectedStatus: &[]int{0}[0],
 			Type:           "grpc",
 			Timeout:        1,
 			VerifySSL:      null.NewNullBool(false),
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ var testdata = []struct {
 			Domain:          "http://localhost",
 			Port:            50061,
 			Expected:        null.NewNullString(""),
-			ExpectedStatus:  0,
+			ExpectedStatus:  &[]int{0}[0],
 			Type:            "grpc",
 			Timeout:         1,
 			VerifySSL:       null.NewNullBool(false),
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func TestCheckGrpc(t *testing.T) {
 			server := v.grpcService(v.clientChecker.Port, v.clientChecker.GrpcHealthCheck.Bool)
 			defer server.Stop()
 			v.clientChecker.CheckService(false)
-			if v.clientChecker.LastStatusCode != v.clientChecker.ExpectedStatus || strings.TrimSpace(v.clientChecker.LastResponse) != v.clientChecker.Expected.String {
+			if v.clientChecker.LastStatusCode != *v.clientChecker.ExpectedStatus || strings.TrimSpace(v.clientChecker.LastResponse) != v.clientChecker.Expected.String {
 				t.Errorf("Expected message: '%v', Got message: '%v' , Expected Status: '%v', Got Status: '%v'", v.clientChecker.Expected.String, v.clientChecker.LastResponse, v.clientChecker.ExpectedStatus, v.clientChecker.LastStatusCode)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/types/services/samples.go b/types/services/samples.go
index 1ed482b4..0f5f60fe 100644
--- a/types/services/samples.go
+++ b/types/services/samples.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func Example(online bool) Service {
 		Name:                "Statping Example",
 		Domain:              "https://statping.com",
 		Expected:            null.NewNullString(""),
-		ExpectedStatus:      200,
+		ExpectedStatus:      &[]int{200}[0],
 		Interval:            int(time.Duration(15 * time.Second).Seconds()),
 		Type:                "http",
 		Method:              "get",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Samples() error {
 	s1 := &Service{
 		Name:           "Google",
 		Domain:         "https://google.com",
-		ExpectedStatus: 200,
+		ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 		Interval:       10,
 		Type:           "http",
 		Method:         "GET",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func Samples() error {
 	s2 := &Service{
 		Name:           "Statping Github",
 		Domain:         "https://github.com/statping/statping",
-		ExpectedStatus: 200,
+		ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 		Interval:       30,
 		Type:           "http",
 		Method:         "GET",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func Samples() error {
 	s3 := &Service{
 		Name:           "JSON Users Test",
 		Domain:         "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users",
-		ExpectedStatus: 200,
+		ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 		Interval:       60,
 		Type:           "http",
 		Method:         "GET",
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func Samples() error {
 	s4 := &Service{
 		Name:           "JSON API Tester",
 		Domain:         "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts",
-		ExpectedStatus: 201,
+		ExpectedStatus: &[]int{201}[0],
 		Expected:       null.NewNullString(`(title)": "((\\"|[statping])*)"`),
 		Interval:       30,
 		Type:           "http",
diff --git a/types/services/services_test.go b/types/services/services_test.go
index 637e2088..c53ceaea 100644
--- a/types/services/services_test.go
+++ b/types/services/services_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 var example = &Service{
 	Name:           "Example Service",
 	Domain:         "https://statping.com",
-	ExpectedStatus: 200,
+	ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 	Interval:       30,
 	Type:           "http",
 	Method:         "GET",
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestServices(t *testing.T) {
 		e := &Service{
 			Name:           "Example HTTP",
 			Domain:         "http://localhost:15000",
-			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 			Type:           "http",
 			Method:         "GET",
 			Timeout:        5,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func TestServices(t *testing.T) {
 		e := &Service{
 			Name:           "Example TLS",
 			Domain:         "http://localhost:15001",
-			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 			Type:           "http",
 			Method:         "GET",
 			Timeout:        5,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestServices(t *testing.T) {
 		e := &Service{
 			Name:           "Example TLS HTTP",
 			Domain:         "https://localhost:15001",
-			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 			Type:           "http",
 			Method:         "GET",
 			Timeout:        15,
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func TestServices(t *testing.T) {
 		example := &Service{
 			Name:           "Example Service 2",
 			Domain:         "https://slack.statping.com",
-			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedStatus: &[]int{200}[0],
 			Interval:       10,
 			Type:           "http",
 			Method:         "GET",
diff --git a/types/services/struct.go b/types/services/struct.go
index 0594c019..74cec9b3 100644
--- a/types/services/struct.go
+++ b/types/services/struct.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	Name                string                `gorm:"column:name" json:"name" yaml:"name"`
 	Domain              string                `gorm:"column:domain" json:"domain" yaml:"domain" private:"true" scope:"user,admin"`
 	Expected            null.NullString       `gorm:"column:expected" json:"expected" yaml:"expected" scope:"user,admin"`
-	ExpectedStatus      int                   `gorm:"default:200;column:expected_status" json:"expected_status" yaml:"expected_status" scope:"user,admin"`
+	ExpectedStatus      *int                  `gorm:"column:expected_status" json:"expected_status" yaml:"expected_status" scope:"user,admin"`
 	Interval            int                   `gorm:"default:30;column:check_interval" json:"check_interval" yaml:"check_interval"`
 	Type                string                `gorm:"column:check_type" json:"type" scope:"user,admin" yaml:"type"`
 	Method              string                `gorm:"column:method" json:"method" scope:"user,admin" yaml:"method"`