diff --git a/checks/check_api_swarmpit.py b/checks/check_api_swarmpit.py
index 868e891..cb6549b 100755
--- a/checks/check_api_swarmpit.py
+++ b/checks/check_api_swarmpit.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - pip3 install requests
 """
 
-__version__     = '0.5.2'
+__version__     = '0.5.3'
 __author__      = 'anima'
 
 # imports
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class DockerSwarmServiceStatesResource(nagiosplugin.Resource):
             data['state'] = service['state']
             data['status'] = service['status']['tasks']
             yield nagiosplugin.Metric(name='docker_service', value=data, context='docker_service')
+        return nagiosplugin.Metric(name='services', value=len(response), context='scalar_context')
 
 
 class DockerSwarmServiceStatesContext(nagiosplugin.Context):
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ class DockerSwarmServiceUpdatesResource(nagiosplugin.Resource):
         """
         response = self.api.services()
 
+        updates = 0
         for service in response:
             data = dict()
             data['name'] = service['serviceName']
@@ -234,6 +236,11 @@ class DockerSwarmServiceUpdatesResource(nagiosplugin.Resource):
                 data['latestDigest'] = None
             yield nagiosplugin.Metric(name='docker_service', value=data, context='docker_service')
 
+            if data['latestDigest'] is not None and data['imageDigest'] != data['latestDigest']:
+                updates += 1
+
+        return nagiosplugin.Metric(name='updates', value=updates, context='scalar_context')
+
 
 class DockerSwarmServiceUpdatesContext(nagiosplugin.Context):
     def __init__(self, name):
@@ -353,12 +360,14 @@ def main():
             check = nagiosplugin.Check(
                 DockerSwarmServiceStatesResource(api=api),
                 DockerSwarmServiceStatesContext(name='docker_service'),
+                nagiosplugin.ScalarContext(name='scalar_context', warning=args.warning, critical=args.critical),
                 DockerSwarmSummary())
             check.name = "swarm service states"
         case 'service_updates':
             check = nagiosplugin.Check(
                 DockerSwarmServiceUpdatesResource(api=api),
                 DockerSwarmServiceUpdatesContext(name='docker_service'),
+                nagiosplugin.ScalarContext(name='scalar_context', warning=args.warning, critical=args.critical),
                 DockerSwarmSummary())
             check.name = "swarm service updates"
         case _: