diff --git a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua
index 270a97b75..fa0292aab 100644
--- a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua
+++ b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/controller/openmptcprouter.lua
@@ -792,6 +792,13 @@ function interfaces_status()
 	if ss_server == "1" then
 		mArray.openmptcprouter["socks_service_enabled"] = false
 	end
+	local ss_key = uci:get("shadowsocks-libev","sss0","key") or ""
+	mArray.openmptcprouter["socks_service_method"] = uci:get("shadowsocks-libev","sss0","method")
+	if ss_key == "" then
+		mArray.openmptcprouter["socks_service_key"] = false
+	else
+		mArray.openmptcprouter["socks_service_key"] = true
+	end
 
 	-- Add DHCP infos by parsing dnsmasq config file
 	mArray.openmptcprouter.dhcpd = {}
diff --git a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm
index d3330cc1e..158282c54 100644
--- a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm
+++ b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@
 				{
 					if (mArray.openmptcprouter.socks_service == false)
 					{
-						statusMessage += 'ShadowSocks is not running<br/>';
+						statusMessage += 'ShadowSocks is not running';
+						if (mArray.openmptcprouter.socks_service_key == false && mArray.openmptcprouter.socks_service_method !== "none")
+						{
+							statusMessage += ' <i>(empty key)</i>';
+						}
+						statusMessage += '<br/>';
 					}
 				}
 				if (mArray.openmptcprouter.tun_service == false)