while(not time.sleep(hc_interval)):

	#
	# Set the stdout/stderr variables; we'll need the stdout one for the loop
	# to make sure the route is or isn't being sent
	result = subprocess.Popen(route_check, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
	stdout,stderr = result.communicate()
	service = stdout.decode('utf-8')   # set the string to the ASCII output, if there is any

	if isOpen(server, httpport) and urllib3.PoolManager().request('GET', url).status == 200:
		if not service:  # service is down
			subprocess.call(route_add, shell=True)
	else:
		if service:  # service is up
			subprocess.call(route_del, shell=True)