diff --git a/src/alice/alice.cpp b/src/alice/alice.cpp
index caae94e977..1f31d8408b 100644
--- a/src/alice/alice.cpp
+++ b/src/alice/alice.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE ALICE_main(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
 	}
 	catch (const Firebird::Exception& e)
 	{
-		e.stuff_exception(uSvc->getStatus());
+		ISC_STATUS_ARRAY status;
+		e.stuff_exception(status);
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(status);
 		exit_code = FB_FAILURE;
 	}
 
@@ -590,8 +593,9 @@ int alice(Firebird::UtilSvc* uSvc)
 #endif
 
 	if ((exit_code != FINI_OK) && uSvc->isService())
-    {
-        memcpy(uSvc->getStatus(), tdgbl->status, sizeof (ISC_STATUS_ARRAY));
+	{
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(tdgbl->status);
 	}
 
 	return exit_code;
diff --git a/src/burp/burp.cpp b/src/burp/burp.cpp
index 8eacb180b4..74ec6f65a3 100644
--- a/src/burp/burp.cpp
+++ b/src/burp/burp.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE BURP_main(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
 	}
 	catch (const Firebird::Exception& e)
 	{
-		e.stuff_exception(uSvc->getStatus());
+		ISC_STATUS_ARRAY status;
+		e.stuff_exception(status);
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(status);
 		exit_code = FB_FAILURE;
 	}
 
@@ -1151,8 +1154,9 @@ int gbak(Firebird::UtilSvc* uSvc)
 #endif
 
 	if ((exit_code != FINI_OK) && uSvc->isService())
-    {
-        memcpy(uSvc->getStatus(), tdgbl->status, sizeof (ISC_STATUS_ARRAY));
+	{
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(tdgbl->status);
 	}
 
 	return exit_code;
diff --git a/src/common/UtilSvc.cpp b/src/common/UtilSvc.cpp
index 841e451fda..83caef954c 100644
--- a/src/common/UtilSvc.cpp
+++ b/src/common/UtilSvc.cpp
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ public:
 	virtual void putBytes(const UCHAR*, size_t) { }
 	virtual void setServiceStatus(const ISC_STATUS*) { }
 	virtual void setServiceStatus(const USHORT, const USHORT, const MsgFormat::SafeArg&) { }
-    virtual ISC_STATUS* getStatus() { return 0; }
+    virtual const ISC_STATUS* getStatus() { return 0; }
 	virtual void getAddressPath(ClumpletWriter&) { }
 	virtual bool finished() { return m_finished; };
+	virtual void initStatus() { }
 
 private:
 	bool m_finished;
diff --git a/src/common/UtilSvc.h b/src/common/UtilSvc.h
index 5e4a1c4962..c710336c1a 100644
--- a/src/common/UtilSvc.h
+++ b/src/common/UtilSvc.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void setServiceStatus(const ISC_STATUS*) = 0;
 	virtual void setServiceStatus(const USHORT, const USHORT, const MsgFormat::SafeArg&) = 0;
 	virtual void hidePasswd(ArgvType&, int) = 0;
-	virtual ISC_STATUS* getStatus() = 0;
+	virtual const ISC_STATUS* getStatus() = 0;
+	virtual void initStatus() = 0;
 	virtual void checkService() = 0;
 	virtual void getAddressPath(Firebird::ClumpletWriter& dpb) = 0;
 	virtual bool finished() = 0;
diff --git a/src/jrd/jrd.cpp b/src/jrd/jrd.cpp
index 43d4469380..27ffd3ac27 100644
--- a/src/jrd/jrd.cpp
+++ b/src/jrd/jrd.cpp
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ ISC_STATUS GDS_SERVICE_QUERY(ISC_STATUS*	user_status,
 			{
 				memcpy(user_status, service->getStatus(), sizeof(ISC_STATUS) * len);
 				// Empty out the service status vector
-				memset(service->getStatus(), 0, sizeof(ISC_STATUS_ARRAY));
+				service->initStatus();
 				return user_status[1];
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/jrd/svc.cpp b/src/jrd/svc.cpp
index 1ca690b1dc..ea1d0ed311 100644
--- a/src/jrd/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/jrd/svc.cpp
@@ -605,11 +605,16 @@ void Service::hidePasswd(ArgvType&, int)
 	// no action
 }
 
-ISC_STATUS* Service::getStatus()
+const ISC_STATUS* Service::getStatus()
 {
 	return svc_status;
 }
 
+void Service::initStatus()
+{
+	fb_utils::init_status(svc_status);
+}
+
 void Service::checkService()
 {
 	// no action
@@ -2213,7 +2218,7 @@ void Service::readFbLog()
 	}
 	catch (const Firebird::Exception& e)
 	{
-		e.stuff_exception(getStatus());
+		e.stuff_exception(svc_status);
 	}
 
 	if (file)
diff --git a/src/jrd/svc.h b/src/jrd/svc.h
index 4d7e465810..bdd1328846 100644
--- a/src/jrd/svc.h
+++ b/src/jrd/svc.h
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ public:		// utilities interface with service
 	// no-op for services
 	virtual void hidePasswd(ArgvType&, int);
 	// return service status
-    virtual ISC_STATUS* getStatus();
+    virtual const ISC_STATUS* getStatus();
+	// reset service status
+	virtual void initStatus();
 	// no-op for services
 	virtual void checkService();
 	// add address path (taken from spb) to dpb if present
diff --git a/src/jrd/trace/TraceService.cpp b/src/jrd/trace/TraceService.cpp
index 65e0db3012..7fa397e242 100644
--- a/src/jrd/trace/TraceService.cpp
+++ b/src/jrd/trace/TraceService.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,10 @@ THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE TRACE_main(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
 	}
 	catch (const Exception& e)
 	{
-		e.stuff_exception(svc->getStatus());
+		ISC_STATUS_ARRAY status;
+		e.stuff_exception(status);
+		svc->initStatus();
+		svc->setServiceStatus(status);
 		exit_code = FB_FAILURE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/gsec/gsec.cpp b/src/utilities/gsec/gsec.cpp
index 2a9ee10fa7..f47b3fb077 100644
--- a/src/utilities/gsec/gsec.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/gsec/gsec.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE GSEC_main(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
 	}
 	catch (const Firebird::Exception& e)
 	{
-		e.stuff_exception(uSvc->getStatus());
+		ISC_STATUS_ARRAY status;
+		e.stuff_exception(status);
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(status);
 		exit_code = FB_FAILURE;
 	}
 
@@ -381,11 +384,8 @@ int gsec(Firebird::UtilSvc* uSvc)
 		tdsec->tsec_throw = false;
 
 		GSEC_print_status(status);
-		if (uSvc->getStatus())
-		{
-			fb_utils::init_status(uSvc->getStatus());
-			uSvc->setServiceStatus(status);
-		}
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(status);
 
 		exit_code = FINI_ERROR;
 	}
diff --git a/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp b/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp
index 64480f2720..f281bf9a78 100644
--- a/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp
+++ b/src/utilities/gstat/dba.epp
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE main_gstat(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
 	}
 	catch (const Firebird::Exception& e)
 	{
-		e.stuff_exception(uSvc->getStatus());
+		ISC_STATUS_ARRAY status;
+		e.stuff_exception(status);
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(status);
 		exit_code = FB_FAILURE;
 	}
 
@@ -921,8 +924,9 @@ int gstat(Firebird::UtilSvc* uSvc)
 	}
 
 	if ((exit_code != FINI_OK) && uSvc->isService())
-    {
-        memcpy(uSvc->getStatus(), tddba->dba_status, sizeof (ISC_STATUS_ARRAY));
+	{
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(tddba->dba_status);
 	}
 
 	return exit_code;
diff --git a/src/utilities/nbackup.cpp b/src/utilities/nbackup.cpp
index a1f6ed6280..fb247f0a5b 100644
--- a/src/utilities/nbackup.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/nbackup.cpp
@@ -1186,7 +1186,10 @@ THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE NBACKUP_main(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
 	}
 	catch (const Exception& e)
 	{
-		e.stuff_exception(uSvc->getStatus());
+		ISC_STATUS_ARRAY status;
+		e.stuff_exception(status);
+		uSvc->initStatus();
+		uSvc->setServiceStatus(status);
 		exit_code = FB_FAILURE;
 	}