diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d4d1c31f78e85a0df8b94a566c6b013261057145..5b82e14e7a5abfa7d32a90eb904c0b8b6ab51f7b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+release/000.006
+Wed Sep  4 09:35:43 PDT 2013
+Fix for RAC /var/log/messages group perms, fix for oracleasm service status.
+
+release/000.005
+Wed Sep  4 09:35:28 PDT 2013
+Remove ntwingat (Ntirety admin)
+
 release/000.004
 Fri Aug  2 14:08:33 PDT 2013
 
diff --git a/manifests/rac.pp b/manifests/rac.pp
index 5fd72709caab04734ba5b314e2eb816df6619aa4..b78b99013c7386ac87aceee4f2d1f1d0b94a5f41 100644
--- a/manifests/rac.pp
+++ b/manifests/rac.pp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class oracledb::rac inherits oracledb::rhel5 {
   service { 'oracleasm':
     ensure  => running,
     enable  => true,
+    status  => '/sbin/service oracleasm status | grep -q yes',
     require => Package["oracleasm-${::kernelrelease}"],
   }