diff --git a/management/dns_update.py b/management/dns_update.py
index 9a768ea8..b62b3754 100755
--- a/management/dns_update.py
+++ b/management/dns_update.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import ipaddress
 import rtyaml
 import dns.resolver
 
-from utils import shell, load_env_vars_from_file, safe_domain_name, sort_domains
+from utils import shell, load_env_vars_from_file, safe_domain_name, sort_domains, get_ssh_port
 from ssl_certificates import get_ssl_certificates, check_certificate
 
 # From https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3026957/how-to-validate-a-domain-name-using-regex-php/16491074#16491074
@@ -454,16 +454,10 @@ def build_sshfp_records():
 	# if SSH has been configured to listen on a nonstandard port, we must
 	# specify that port to sshkeyscan.
 
-	port = 22
-	with open('/etc/ssh/sshd_config', 'r') as f:
-		for line in f:
-			s = line.rstrip().split()
-			if len(s) == 2 and s[0] == 'Port':
-				try:
-					port = int(s[1])
-				except ValueError:
-					pass
-				break
+	port = get_ssh_port()
+	# If nothing returned, assume default
+	if not port:
+		port = 22
 
 	keys = shell("check_output", ["ssh-keyscan", "-4", "-t", "rsa,dsa,ecdsa,ed25519", "-p", str(port), "localhost"])
 	keys = sorted(keys.split("\n"))
diff --git a/management/status_checks.py b/management/status_checks.py
index 07e7dc1d..56a9a4fe 100755
--- a/management/status_checks.py
+++ b/management/status_checks.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from web_update import get_web_domains, get_domains_with_a_records
 from ssl_certificates import get_ssl_certificates, get_domain_ssl_files, check_certificate
 from mailconfig import get_mail_domains, get_mail_aliases
 
-from utils import shell, sort_domains, load_env_vars_from_file, load_settings
+from utils import shell, sort_domains, load_env_vars_from_file, load_settings, get_ssh_port, get_ssh_config_value
 
 def get_services():
 	return [
@@ -66,24 +66,6 @@ def run_checks(rounded_values, env, output, pool, domains_to_check=None):
 	run_network_checks(env, output)
 	run_domain_checks(rounded_values, env, output, pool, domains_to_check=domains_to_check)
 
-def get_ssh_port():
-	# Returns ssh port
-	try:
-		output = shell('check_output', ['sshd', '-T'])
-	except FileNotFoundError:
-		# sshd is not installed. That's ok.
-		return None
-
-	returnNext = False
-	for e in output.split():
-		if returnNext:
-			return int(e)
-		if e == "port":
-			returnNext = True
-
-	# Did not find port!
-	return None
-
 def run_services_checks(env, output, pool):
 	# Check that system services are running.
 	all_running = True
@@ -208,21 +190,15 @@ def is_port_allowed(ufw, port):
 	return any(re.match(str(port) +"[/ \t].*", item) for item in ufw)
 
 def check_ssh_password(env, output):
-	# Check that SSH login with password is disabled. The openssh-server
-	# package may not be installed so check that before trying to access
-	# the configuration file.
-	if not os.path.exists("/etc/ssh/sshd_config"):
-		return
-	with open("/etc/ssh/sshd_config", "r") as f:
-		sshd = f.read()
-	if re.search("\nPasswordAuthentication\s+yes", sshd) \
-		or not re.search("\nPasswordAuthentication\s+no", sshd):
-		output.print_error("""The SSH server on this machine permits password-based login. A more secure
-			way to log in is using a public key. Add your SSH public key to $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys, check
-			that you can log in without a password, set the option 'PasswordAuthentication no' in
-			/etc/ssh/sshd_config, and then restart the openssh via 'sudo service ssh restart'.""")
-	else:
-		output.print_ok("SSH disallows password-based login.")
+	config_value = get_ssh_config_value("passwordauthentication")
+	if config_value:
+		if config_value == "no":
+			output.print_ok("SSH disallows password-based login.")
+		else:
+			output.print_error("""The SSH server on this machine permits password-based login. A more secure
+        	                way to log in is using a public key. Add your SSH public key to $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys, check
+                	        that you can log in without a password, set the option 'PasswordAuthentication no' in
+                	        /etc/ssh/sshd_config, and then restart the openssh via 'sudo service ssh restart'.""")
 
 def is_reboot_needed_due_to_package_installation():
 	return os.path.exists("/var/run/reboot-required")
diff --git a/management/utils.py b/management/utils.py
index b5ca7e59..00110d23 100644
--- a/management/utils.py
+++ b/management/utils.py
@@ -178,6 +178,30 @@ def wait_for_service(port, public, env, timeout):
 				return False
 		time.sleep(min(timeout/4, 1))
 
+def get_ssh_port():
+        return int(get_ssh_config_value("port"))
+
+def get_ssh_config_value(parameter_name):
+        # Returns ssh port
+        try:
+                output = shell('check_output', ['sshd', '-T'])
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+                # sshd is not installed. That's ok.
+                return None
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                # error while calling shell command
+                return None
+
+        returnNext = False
+        for e in output.split():
+                if returnNext:
+                        return e
+                if e == parameter_name:
+                        returnNext = True
+
+        # Did not find port!
+        return None
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 	from web_update import get_web_domains
 	env = load_environment()