diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 88d16e9fb..4c3472166 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ if(PACKAGE)
     set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/DESCRIPTION)
     set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
     set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinst;{CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postrm")
-    set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE 3)
+    set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE 1)
     set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postinst)
     set(CPACK_RPM_POST_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/postrm)
     set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "maxscale")
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c b/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c
index 6cb1c4df0..f9d12c512 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ char		*weightby;
 				inst->bitmask |= (SERVER_MASTER|SERVER_SLAVE);
 				inst->bitvalue |= SERVER_SLAVE;
 			}
+			else if (!strcasecmp(options[i], "running"))
+			{
+				inst->bitmask |= (SERVER_RUNNING);
+				inst->bitvalue |= SERVER_RUNNING;
+			}
 			else if (!strcasecmp(options[i], "synced"))
 			{
 				inst->bitmask |= (SERVER_JOINED);