diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index d073d2a..ea0d4b9 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# $Id: hbd,v 1.29 2012/03/29 00:16:11 andreas Exp $
+# $Id: hbd,v 1.30 2012/06/09 15:21:07 andreas Exp $
 # Wait for heartbeat messages and act on them (or their absence)
 #
 import time, os, string, sys, socket, atexit, select, SocketServer, getopt, signal, cPickle
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ class Host:
 	return self.state
 
   def dispstate(self):
+	if self.state in ["down","overdue"]:
+		state="<b>%s</b>" % self.state
+	else:
+		state="%s" % self.state
 	if self.doesack != "":
-		return "%s(%s)" % (self.state, self.doesack)
-	return self.state
+		return "%s(%s)" % (state, self.doesack)
+	return state
 
   # set new state, return number of secs in previous state
   def newstate(self, state, when=0):