diff --git a/weka_upgrade_checker/version.txt b/weka_upgrade_checker/version.txt
index 6ecac68..b4cac6f 100644
--- a/weka_upgrade_checker/version.txt
+++ b/weka_upgrade_checker/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.5
\ No newline at end of file
+1.9.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker b/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker
index 6677702..527e368 100755
Binary files a/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker and b/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker differ
diff --git a/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker.py b/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker.py
index 441ae25..9fdbaf9 100755
--- a/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker.py
+++ b/weka_upgrade_checker/weka_upgrade_checker.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 parse = V 
 
-pg_version = "1.9.5"
+pg_version = "1.9.6"
 known_issues_file = "known_issues.json"
 
 log_file_path = os.path.abspath("./weka_upgrade_checker.log")
@@ -900,6 +900,24 @@ def __init__(self, machine_json):
         WARN2(f"The following drives are not active\n")
         printlist(bad_drive, 5)
 
+    INFO("CHECKING FOR ACTIVE UNWRITABLE DRIVES")
+    active_unwritable_drives = []
+    for drive in weka_drives:
+        if drive["status"] == "ACTIVE" and drive["writable"] == "Unwritable":
+            active_unwritable_drives += [
+                drive["disk_id"],
+                drive["node_id"],
+                drive["status"],
+                drive["hostname"],
+                drive["writable"]
+            ]
+            
+    if not active_unwritable_drives:
+        GOOD(f"All drives are in active and writable status")
+    else:
+        WARN(f"The following drives are active but not writable\n")
+        printlist(active_unwritable_drives, 5)
+
     if V("4.0") <= V(weka_version) < V("4.2.1"):
         INFO("VERIFYING DRIVES CONFIGURATION")
         weka_drives = json.loads(