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()

    if isOpen(server, httpport) and urllib3.PoolManager().request('GET', url).status == 200:
        if not stdout.decode('utf-8'):  # service is down
            subprocess.call(route_add, shell=True)
    else:
        if stdout.decode('utf-8'):  # service is up
            subprocess.call(route_del, shell=True)