diff --git a/app/modules/resources/classes/modules.php b/app/modules/resources/classes/modules.php
index 114e00afdd..de5f774974 100644
--- a/app/modules/resources/classes/modules.php
+++ b/app/modules/resources/classes/modules.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ if (!class_exists('modules')) {
 		private $uuid_prefix;
 		private $toggle_field;
 		private $toggle_values;
+		private $active_modules;
 
 		/**
 		 * called when the object is created
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ if (!class_exists('modules')) {
 				$this->toggle_field = 'module_enabled';
 				$this->toggle_values = ['true','false'];
 
+				//get the list of active modules
+				$this->fp = event_socket_create();
+				$cmd = "api show modules as json";
+				$json = event_socket_request($this->fp, $cmd);
+				$this->active_modules = json_decode($json, true);
 		}
 
 		//get the additional information about a specific module
@@ -681,22 +687,17 @@ if (!class_exists('modules')) {
 
 		//check the status of the module
 			public function active($name) {
-				if (!$this->fp) {
-					$this->fp = event_socket_create();
-				}
-				if ($this->fp) {
-					$cmd = "api module_exists ".$name;
-					$response = trim(event_socket_request($this->fp, $cmd));
-					return $response == "true" ? true : false;
-				}
-				else {
-					return false;
+				foreach ($this->active_modules['rows'] as $row) {
+					if ($row['ikey'] === $name) {
+						return true;
+					}
 				}
+				return false;
 			}
 
 		//get the list of modules
 			public function get_modules() {
-				$sql = " select * from v_modules ";
+				$sql = "select * from v_modules ";
 				$sql .= "order by module_category,  module_label";
 				$database = new database;
 				$this->modules = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');