diff --git a/cmds/lshal/TableEntry.cpp b/cmds/lshal/TableEntry.cpp
index e8792a4..f390850 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/TableEntry.cpp
+++ b/cmds/lshal/TableEntry.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@
 std::string TableEntry::isReleased() const {
     static const std::string unreleased = Hash::hexString(Hash::kEmptyHash);
 
-    if (hash.empty() || hash == unreleased) {
-        return " "; // unknown or unreleased
+    if (hash.empty()) {
+        return "?";
+    }
+    if (hash == unreleased) {
+        return "N"; // unknown or unreleased
     }
     return "Y"; // released
 }
diff --git a/cmds/lshal/test.cpp b/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
index 3fc957b..4a9b061 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
@@ -460,18 +460,18 @@
     const std::string expected =
         "[fake description 0]\n"
         "R Interface            Thread Use Server Clients\n"
-        "  a.h.foo1@1.0::IFoo/1 11/21      1      2 4\n"
+        "N a.h.foo1@1.0::IFoo/1 11/21      1      2 4\n"
         "Y a.h.foo2@2.0::IFoo/2 12/22      2      3 5\n"
         "\n"
         "[fake description 1]\n"
         "R Interface            Thread Use Server Clients\n"
-        "  a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo/3 N/A        N/A    4 6\n"
-        "  a.h.foo4@4.0::IFoo/4 N/A        N/A    5 7\n"
+        "? a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo/3 N/A        N/A    4 6\n"
+        "? a.h.foo4@4.0::IFoo/4 N/A        N/A    5 7\n"
         "\n"
         "[fake description 2]\n"
         "R Interface            Thread Use Server Clients\n"
-        "  a.h.foo5@5.0::IFoo/5 N/A        N/A    6 8\n"
-        "  a.h.foo6@6.0::IFoo/6 N/A        N/A    7 9\n"
+        "? a.h.foo5@5.0::IFoo/5 N/A        N/A    6 8\n"
+        "? a.h.foo6@6.0::IFoo/6 N/A        N/A    7 9\n"
         "\n";
 
     optind = 1; // mimic Lshal::parseArg()
@@ -484,18 +484,18 @@
     const std::string expected =
         "[fake description 0]\n"
         "Interface            R Hash\n"
-        "a.h.foo1@1.0::IFoo/1   0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\n"
+        "a.h.foo1@1.0::IFoo/1 N 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\n"
         "a.h.foo2@2.0::IFoo/2 Y 0202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202\n"
         "\n"
         "[fake description 1]\n"
         "Interface            R Hash\n"
-        "a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo/3   \n"
-        "a.h.foo4@4.0::IFoo/4   \n"
+        "a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo/3 ? \n"
+        "a.h.foo4@4.0::IFoo/4 ? \n"
         "\n"
         "[fake description 2]\n"
         "Interface            R Hash\n"
-        "a.h.foo5@5.0::IFoo/5   \n"
-        "a.h.foo6@6.0::IFoo/6   \n"
+        "a.h.foo5@5.0::IFoo/5 ? \n"
+        "a.h.foo6@6.0::IFoo/6 ? \n"
         "\n";
 
     optind = 1; // mimic Lshal::parseArg()