diff --git a/applications/apertif/commissioning/central_status.sh b/applications/apertif/commissioning/central_status.sh
index d89cff1ad155b191186a237e0493f54c7285e272..229dd476ee60bdf12c334fb29a166b4c1f3d8d73 100755
--- a/applications/apertif/commissioning/central_status.sh
+++ b/applications/apertif/commissioning/central_status.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ echo central_status.sh: UniBoards    : $UNBS
 echo central_status.sh: Options      : $OPTIONS
 echo central_status.sh: Polarisation : $POL
 
+NOF_UNIBOARDS=$(echo $UNBS, | grep -o ',' | wc -l)
+
 if [ "$OPTIONS" == "precheck" ]; then
     ###############################################################################
     # Pre  (command sequence) check
@@ -91,4 +93,13 @@ else
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    NOF_BSN_SOPS_EXPECTED=$(($NOF_UNIBOARDS * 8))
+    NOF_BSN_SOPS=$(python $UPE/peripherals/util_bsn_monitor.py --unb $UNBS --fn 0:3 --bn 0:3 -n 1 -r 4 -s MESH | grep -c "nof_sop = 800000")
+    if [ "$NOF_BSN_SOPS" == "$NOF_BSN_SOPS_EXPECTED" ]; then
+        echo central_status.sh: Passed - Found 800000 SOPs per Processing Node post-align MESH BSN monitor
+    else
+        echo "central_status.sh: Error - Not enough SOPs for Processing Node post-align MESH BSN monitor(s)"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
 fi