diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 08be18a..cfa9195 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ check_swarm Usage
                         [--connection [/<path to>/docker.socket|<ip/host address>:<port>]
                         | --secure-connection [<ip/host address>:<port>]]
                         [--timeout TIMEOUT]
-                        (--swarm | --service SERVICE [SERVICE ...] | --ignore_paused)
+                        (--swarm | --service SERVICE [SERVICE ...] | --ignore-paused)
                         [-V]
 
   Check docker swarm.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ check_swarm Usage
     --service SERVICE [SERVICE ...]
                           One or more RegEx that match the names of the
                           services(s) to check.
-    --ignore_paused       Don't require global services to be running on paused nodes
+    --ignore-paused       Don't require global services to be running on paused nodes
     -V                    show program's version number and exit
 
 Gotchas
diff --git a/check_docker/check_swarm.py b/check_docker/check_swarm.py
index 347c774..96fa9cf 100755
--- a/check_docker/check_swarm.py
+++ b/check_docker/check_swarm.py
@@ -202,15 +202,16 @@ def check_swarm():
 
 
 def process_global_service(name, ignore_paused=False):
-    bad_node_states = {'drain'}
+    ignore_node_states = {'drain'}
     if ignore_paused:
-        bad_node_states.add('paused')
+        ignore_node_states.add('pause')
 
     # Get all the nodes we care about based on their state
     node_list, _ = get_nodes()
     node_index = set()
     for node in node_list:
-        if node['Spec']['Availability'] in bad_node_states:
+        # we can ignore these nodes
+        if node['Spec']['Availability'] in ignore_node_states:
             continue
         node_index.add(node['ID'])
 
@@ -219,13 +220,12 @@ def process_global_service(name, ignore_paused=False):
     # Also note, this ignores conditions where services state they are running on a node not in the index.
     service_tasks = get_service_tasks(name)
     for task in service_tasks:
-        if task['Status']['State'] != 'running':
-            critical('Global service {service} has one or more tasks not running'.format(service=name))
-            return
-        node_index.discard(task['NodeID'])
+        if task['Status']['State'] == 'running' and task['NodeID'] in node_index:
+            node_index.discard(task['NodeID'])
 
     if len(node_index) > 0:
-        critical('Global service {service} has {count} tasks not running'.format(service=name, count=len(node_list)))
+        critical('Global service {service} has {count} tasks not running'.format(service=name, count=len(node_index)))
+        return
 
     ok('Global service {service} OK'.format(service=name))
 
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ def process_args(args):
                              default=[],
                              help='One or more RegEx that match the names of the services(s) to check.')
 
-    swarm_group.add_argument('--ignore_paused',
-                             dest='ignore_paused',
-                             action='store_true',
-                             help="Don't require global services to be running on paused nodes")
+    parser.add_argument('--ignore-paused',
+                        dest='ignore_paused',
+                        action='store_true',
+                        help="Don't require global services to be running on paused nodes")
 
     # Debug logging
     parser.add_argument('--debug',
diff --git a/tests/test_check_swarm.py b/tests/test_check_swarm.py
index b106b47..4df8d22 100644
--- a/tests/test_check_swarm.py
+++ b/tests/test_check_swarm.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def active_node():
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def paused_node():
-    return {"ID": 43, 'Spec': {'Availability': 'paused'}}
+    return {"ID": 43, 'Spec': {'Availability': 'pause'}}
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def test_check_services_global_ignore_paused(check_swarm, fs):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("service_list, ignore_paused, expected_rc", (
         ([active_node_task, paused_node_task, drain_node_task], False, cs.OK_RC),
         ([active_node_task, drain_node_task], False, cs.CRITICAL_RC),
-        ([active_node_task, paused_node_task], False, cs.OK_RC),
+        ([active_node_task, paused_node_task], True, cs.OK_RC),
         ([active_node_task], False, cs.CRITICAL_RC),
         ([paused_node_task], False, cs.CRITICAL_RC),
         ([], False, cs.CRITICAL_RC),