diff --git a/scripts/evm b/scripts/evm
index e63e2e9dc..62bab58fb 100644
--- a/scripts/evm
+++ b/scripts/evm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ TESTRPC_PORT=${TESTRPC_PORT:-8545}
 MAX_RETRIES=120
 
 evm_running() {
-  nc -z localhost "$TESTRPC_PORT" > /dev/null
+  lsof -i:$TESTRPC_PORT -t > /dev/null
 }
 
 evm_ping() {