diff --git a/debian/patches/17_fix_exit_codes b/debian/patches/17_fix_exit_codes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5374530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/17_fix_exit_codes
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+From 5af4db7b4169acee20bfa2d637ce3f3eb5bdef47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: MisterMountain <bjoern.berg@netways.de>
+Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:26:12 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fixed the outputs of the --versions options on 3 scripts
+
+---
+ plugins-scripts/check_log.sh     | 2 +-
+ plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh  | 2 +-
+ plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh | 2 +-
+ 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh
+index c623a8d6b..10c56f14b 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh
+@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ while test -n "$1"; do
+             ;;
+         -V | --version)
+             print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+-            exit "$STATE_OK"
++            exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+             ;;
+         -F | --filename)
+             logfile=$2
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
+index b14ec50ed..f340b97c4 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
+@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
+     ;;
+ --version)
+ 		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+-    exit "$STATE_OK"
++    exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+     ;;
+ -V)
+ 		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
+index 921e7b365..3c4cf01bf 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ case "$1" in
+ 		;;
+ 	--version)
+ 		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+-		exit "$STATE_OK"
++		exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+ 		;;
+ 	-V)
+ 		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+
+From 3dc677e4f1f990e7b26bc714a02608070379cf85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: MisterMountain <bjoern.berg@netways.de>
+Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:11:06 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fixed the identation (and also patched -V on check_oracle
+ to behave exactly like --version again)
+
+---
+ plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh  | 10 +++++-----
+ plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh |  2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
+index f340b97c4..d58cfbea3 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
+@@ -86,20 +86,20 @@ esac
+ # Information options
+ case "$cmd" in
+ --help)
+-		print_help
++    print_help
+     exit "$STATE_OK"
+     ;;
+ -h)
+-		print_help
++    print_help
+     exit "$STATE_OK"
+     ;;
+ --version)
+-		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
++    print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+     exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+     ;;
+ -V)
+-		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+-    exit "$STATE_OK"
++    print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
++    exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+     ;;
+ esac
+ 
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
+index 3c4cf01bf..adbfc533f 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ case "$1" in
+ 		;;
+ 	-V)
+ 		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+-		exit "$STATE_OK"
++		exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+ 		;;
+ 	*)
+ 		sensordata=$(sensors 2>&1)
+
+From 21885d85d54ce2afe7b9bf962348dc60e31442e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: MisterMountain <bjoern.berg@netways.de>
+Date: Tue, 2 May 2023 09:40:35 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 3/3] also fixed the --help returns
+
+---
+ plugins-scripts/check_log.sh     | 2 +-
+ plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh  | 4 ++--
+ plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh | 4 ++--
+ 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh
+index 10c56f14b..8ecdd3164 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_log.sh
+@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ while test -n "$1"; do
+     case "$1" in
+         -h | --help)
+             print_help
+-            exit "$STATE_OK"
++            exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+             ;;
+         -V | --version)
+             print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
+index d58cfbea3..599813865 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_oracle.sh
+@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ esac
+ case "$cmd" in
+ --help)
+     print_help
+-    exit "$STATE_OK"
++    exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+     ;;
+ -h)
+     print_help
+-    exit "$STATE_OK"
++    exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+     ;;
+ --version)
+     print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
+diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
+index adbfc533f..866e0e0f0 100755
+--- a/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
++++ b/plugins-scripts/check_sensors.sh
+@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ print_help() {
+ case "$1" in
+ 	--help)
+ 		print_help
+-		exit "$STATE_OK"
++		exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+ 		;;
+ 	-h)
+ 		print_help
+-		exit "$STATE_OK"
++		exit "$STATE_UNKNOWN"
+ 		;;
+ 	--version)
+ 		print_revision "$PROGNAME" "$REVISION"
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 4eda460..2d378b8 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 14_check_curl_fix_SSL_with_multiple_IPs
 15_check_swap_remove_includes
 16_check_snmp_disable_multiplier_when_unused
+17_fix_exit_codes
 # feature patches
 30_check_radius_radcli_1.3.1_support
 31_checl_mailq_separate_submission_queue