diff --git a/drd_server.module b/drd_server.module
index 0fa6e2a..3a37415 100644
--- a/drd_server.module
+++ b/drd_server.module
@@ -503,9 +503,24 @@ function drd_server_status() {
     return $valid;
   }
 
+  $projects = array();
+  module_load_include('inc', 'update', 'update.compare');
+  if (function_exists('update_get_projects')) {
+    $all_projects = update_get_projects();
+    foreach ($all_projects as $project_name => $full_info) {
+      $projects[$project_name] = $full_info['info']['version'];
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    // If for some reason we don't have update module available to check,
+    // fall back to the old way of trying to use module names, which still
+    // works far more often than not.
+    $projects = db_select('system', 's')->fields('s', array('name', 'schema_version'))->condition('s.status', 1)->execute()->fetchAllKeyed(0, 1);
+  }
+
   $status = array(
     'maintenance_mode' => variable_get('maintenance_mode', FALSE),
-    'projects_enabled' => db_select('system', 's')->fields('s', array('name', 'schema_version'))->condition('s.status', 1)->execute()->fetchAllKeyed(0, 1),
+    'projects_enabled' => $projects,
     'drupal_root' => DRUPAL_ROOT,
   );