diff --git a/cmd/index.go b/cmd/index.go
index 943ec0b..03bb624 100644
--- a/cmd/index.go
+++ b/cmd/index.go
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 				Aliases:     []string{"H"},
 			},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{
-				Name:        "reds",
+				Name:        "failed",
 				Usage:       "include only red failed indicies",
 				Destination: &conf.Failed,
-				Aliases:     []string{"r"},
+				Aliases:     []string{"f"},
 			},
 			&cli.StringSliceFlag{
 				Name:        "filter",
diff --git a/pkg/es/cluster.go b/pkg/es/cluster.go
index 8222859..c0960e7 100644
--- a/pkg/es/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/es/cluster.go
@@ -174,11 +174,16 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 	}
 
 	// look for red indices, if any
-	redindices := 0
+	failedIndices := 0
+	greenIndices := 0
 
 	for _, index := range *res.indices {
-		if *index.Health == "red" {
-			redindices++
+		switch {
+		case *index.Health != "green":
+			failedIndices++
+		case !strings.HasPrefix(*index.Index, "."):
+			// don't count internal indices
+			greenIndices++
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +210,8 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		{"Unassigned Primary Shards", res.health.UnassignedPrimaryShards},
 		{"Pending Tasks", res.health.NumberOfPendingTasks},
 		{"Nodes", res.health.NumberOfNodes},
-		{"Red Indices", redindices},
+		{"Green Indices", greenIndices},
+		{"Failed Indices", failedIndices},
 		{"Long Running Tasks", longtasks},
 	}