diff --git a/lib/impact/status.py b/lib/impact/status.py
index fda427c..73cedb9 100644
--- a/lib/impact/status.py
+++ b/lib/impact/status.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from lib.impact.helpers import check_key, get_config_key
+
 class Status:
     def __init__(self, logger):
         self.logger = logger
@@ -5,16 +7,30 @@ def __init__(self, logger):
     def get_status(self, resource_arn, resource_values):
         self.logger.info("Calculating status for resource: %s", resource_arn)
 
-        config = resource_values.get("config", {})
-        if config:
-            if config.get("status"):
-                if config.get("status") == "running":
-                    return {"running": config.get("status")}
-                else:
-                    return {"not-running": config.get("status")}
-            if config.get("attached") is True:
-                return {"attached": config.get("attached")}
-            if config.get("attached") is False:
-                return {"not-attached": config.get("attached")}
-
-        return {"unknown": {}}
+        status = get_config_key(resource_values, "status")
+        attached = get_config_key(resource_values, "attached")
+
+        status_checks = {
+            "status": status,
+            "attached": attached,
+        }
+
+        # If no config and no associations, return unknown
+        if not check_key(resource_values, "config") and not check_key(
+            resource_values, "associations"
+        ):
+            return {"unknown": status_checks}
+
+        if attached is not None:
+            if attached is True:
+                return {"attached": status_checks}
+            if attached is False:
+                return {"not-attached": status_checks}
+
+        if status is not None:
+            if status == "running":
+                return {"running": status_checks}
+            if status != "running":
+                return {"not-running": status_checks}
+
+        return {"unknown": status_checks}