diff --git a/src/utilities/common/cmd_util.cpp b/src/utilities/common/cmd_util.cpp
index 81bc4c60fd..be3626be5f 100644
--- a/src/utilities/common/cmd_util.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/common/cmd_util.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "../jrd/gds_proto.h"
 #include "../jrd/msg_encode.h"
 #include "../jrd/iberr.h"
+#include "../jrd/err_proto.h"
 
 #ifndef INCLUDE_FB_BLK
 #include "../include/fb_blk.h"
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ void CMD_UTIL_put_svc_status(ISC_STATUS* svc_status,
 	// Don't want to overflow the status vector.
 	for (unsigned int loop = 0; loop < 5 && loop < arg.getCount(); ++loop)
 	{
-		SVC_STATUS_ARG(status, arg.getCell(loop));
+		CMD_UTIL_put_status_arg(status, arg.getCell(loop));
 		tmp_status_len += 2;
 	}
 
@@ -146,3 +147,41 @@ void CMD_UTIL_put_svc_status(ISC_STATUS* svc_status,
 	}
 }
 
+
+void CMD_UTIL_put_status_arg(ISC_STATUS*& status, const MsgFormat::safe_cell& value)
+{
+	using MsgFormat::safe_cell;
+    
+	switch (value.type)
+	{
+	case safe_cell::at_int64:
+	case safe_cell::at_uint64:
+		*status++ = isc_arg_number;
+		*status++ = static_cast<SLONG>(value.i_value); // May truncate number!
+		break;
+	case safe_cell::at_str:
+		{
+			*status++ = isc_arg_string;
+			const char* s = value.st_value.s_string;
+			*status++ = (ISC_STATUS) ERR_cstring(s);
+		}
+		break;
+	case safe_cell::at_counted_str:
+		{
+			*status++ = isc_arg_string;
+			const char* s = value.st_value.s_string;
+			*status++ = (ISC_STATUS) ERR_string(s, value.st_value.s_len);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+
+void CMD_UTIL_put_status_arg(ISC_STATUS*& status, const char* value)
+{
+	*status++ = isc_arg_string;
+	*status++ = (ISC_STATUS) ERR_cstring(value);
+}
diff --git a/src/utilities/common/cmd_util_proto.h b/src/utilities/common/cmd_util_proto.h
index 465beb16e6..38b9766659 100644
--- a/src/utilities/common/cmd_util_proto.h
+++ b/src/utilities/common/cmd_util_proto.h
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@ void CMD_UTIL_put_svc_status(ISC_STATUS* svc_status,
 							 USHORT  errcode,
 							 const MsgFormat::SafeArg& arg = MsgFormat::SafeArg());
 
+void CMD_UTIL_put_status_arg(ISC_STATUS*& status, const MsgFormat::safe_cell& value);
+void CMD_UTIL_put_status_arg(ISC_STATUS*& status, const char* value);
+
 #endif // UTILITIES_CMD_UTIL_PROTO_H