diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 05a334a1fa..cc56949009 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1948,3 +1948,15 @@ function validate_include(&$file) {
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+function current_load() {
+	if (!function_exists('sys_getloadavg'))
+		return false;
+
+	$load_arr = sys_getloadavg();
+
+	if (!is_array($load_arr))
+		return false;
+
+	return max($load_arr);
+}
diff --git a/include/cron.php b/include/cron.php
index 8bf168ed50..18674817d3 100644
--- a/include/cron.php
+++ b/include/cron.php
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ function cron_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 	$maxsysload = intval(get_config('system','maxloadavg'));
 	if($maxsysload < 1)
 		$maxsysload = 50;
-	if(function_exists('sys_getloadavg')) {
-		$load = sys_getloadavg();
-		if(intval($load[0]) > $maxsysload) {
-			logger('system: load ' . $load[0] . ' too high. cron deferred to next scheduled run.');
+
+	$load = current_load();
+	if($load) {
+		if(intval($load) > $maxsysload) {
+			logger('system: load ' . $load . ' too high. cron deferred to next scheduled run.');
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/cronhooks.php b/include/cronhooks.php
index d5b4f3bf6f..8c70008e45 100644
--- a/include/cronhooks.php
+++ b/include/cronhooks.php
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ function cronhooks_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 	$maxsysload = intval(get_config('system','maxloadavg'));
 	if($maxsysload < 1)
 		$maxsysload = 50;
-	if(function_exists('sys_getloadavg')) {
-		$load = sys_getloadavg();
-		if(intval($load[0]) > $maxsysload) {
-			logger('system: load ' . $load[0] . ' too high. Cronhooks deferred to next scheduled run.');
+
+	$load = current_load();
+	if($load) {
+		if(intval($load) > $maxsysload) {
+			logger('system: load ' . $load . ' too high. Cronhooks deferred to next scheduled run.');
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/delivery.php b/include/delivery.php
index dc02faaba8..4d87b8bb74 100644
--- a/include/delivery.php
+++ b/include/delivery.php
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ function delivery_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 		$maxsysload = intval(get_config('system','maxloadavg'));
 		if($maxsysload < 1)
 			$maxsysload = 50;
-		if(function_exists('sys_getloadavg')) {
-			$load = sys_getloadavg();
-			if(intval($load[0]) > $maxsysload) {
-				logger('system: load ' . $load[0] . ' too high. Delivery deferred to next queue run.');
+
+		$load = current_load();
+		if($load) {
+			if(intval($load) > $maxsysload) {
+				logger('system: load ' . $load . ' too high. Delivery deferred to next queue run.');
 				return;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/include/discover_poco.php b/include/discover_poco.php
index a8e7ec64d0..6293317d3f 100644
--- a/include/discover_poco.php
+++ b/include/discover_poco.php
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ function discover_poco_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 	$maxsysload = intval(get_config('system','maxloadavg'));
 	if($maxsysload < 1)
 		$maxsysload = 50;
-	if(function_exists('sys_getloadavg')) {
-		$load = sys_getloadavg();
-		if(intval($load[0]) > $maxsysload) {
-			logger('system: load ' . $load[0] . ' too high. discover_poco deferred to next scheduled run.');
+
+	$load = current_load();
+	if($load) {
+		if(intval($load) > $maxsysload) {
+			logger('system: load ' . $load . ' too high. discover_poco deferred to next scheduled run.');
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/poller.php b/include/poller.php
index 8c102a66b9..fd6f3922aa 100644
--- a/include/poller.php
+++ b/include/poller.php
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ function poller_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 		unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
 	};
 
-	if(function_exists('sys_getloadavg')) {
+	$load = current_load();
+	if($load) {
 		$maxsysload = intval(get_config('system','maxloadavg'));
 		if($maxsysload < 1)
 			$maxsysload = 50;
 
-		$load = sys_getloadavg();
-		if(intval($load[0]) > $maxsysload) {
-			logger('system: load ' . $load[0] . ' too high. poller deferred to next scheduled run.');
+		if(intval($load) > $maxsysload) {
+			logger('system: load ' . $load . ' too high. poller deferred to next scheduled run.');
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ function poller_too_much_workers($stage) {
 	$active = poller_active_workers();
 
 	// Decrease the number of workers at higher load
-	if(function_exists('sys_getloadavg')) {
-		$load = max(sys_getloadavg());
-
+	$load = current_load();
+	if($load) {
 		$maxsysload = intval(get_config('system','maxloadavg'));
 		if($maxsysload < 1)
 			$maxsysload = 50;
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 9fe248e8e2..89ed058465 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ if(!$install) {
 	$maxsysload_frontend = intval(get_config('system','maxloadavg_frontend'));
 	if($maxsysload_frontend < 1)
 		$maxsysload_frontend = 50;
-	if(function_exists('sys_getloadavg')) {
-		$load = sys_getloadavg();
-		if(intval($load[0]) > $maxsysload_frontend) {
-			logger('system: load ' . $load[0] . ' too high. Service Temporarily Unavailable.');
+
+	$load = current_load();
+	if($load) {
+		if($load > $maxsysload_frontend) {
+			logger('system: load ' . $load . ' too high. Service Temporarily Unavailable.');
 			header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"].' 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable');
 			header('Retry-After: 300');
 			die("System is currently unavailable. Please try again later");