diff --git a/ssm b/ssm
index d3ebd7a..91ba31c 100755
--- a/ssm
+++ b/ssm
@@ -497,9 +497,12 @@ var service_reload_signal = 1
 var service_stop_signal = 15
 var service_cgroup_exclusive = 0 # Refuse to start the service if its cgroup is not empty
 var service_cgroup_wait = 0 # Wait on all the members of the cgroup to exit when stopping the service.
+
+# Global config
 var systemd = 0 # Enable systemd-related functions.
 var systemd_service_path = /etc/systemd/system /run/systemd/system /lib/systemd/system
 var cgroups = 0 # Enable cgroup-related functions
+var cgroups_check_pid = 1 # Enable checking if the main service PID is in the correct cgroup before doing anythin with the service
 var usrdir = '/usr/share/ssm'
 
 # These are not
@@ -581,9 +584,9 @@ else
 		systemd && {
 			for i in "${systemd_service_path[@]/%//$1.service}"; do
 				[[ -f "$i" ]] && {
-					var service_name = "$1"
-					var service_systemd = 1
-					var service_config = "$i"
+					service_name = "$1"
+					service_systemd = 1
+					service_config = "$i"
 
 					read_systemd_service "$i"
 					break
@@ -680,8 +683,10 @@ if cgroups; then
 	fi
 
 	# If there's a service PID, check if it's in the service's cgroup
-	if service_pid; then
-		service_cgroup_procs u "$service_pid" || die 29 "Recorded service PID is not in the service's cgroup, bailing!"
+	if cgroups_check_pid; then
+		if service_pid; then
+			service_cgroup_procs u "$service_pid" || die 29 "Recorded service PID is not in the service's cgroup, bailing!"
+		fi
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/ssm.conf b/ssm.conf
index d75fc64..718ad93 100644
--- a/ssm.conf
+++ b/ssm.conf
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@
 # Enable cgroup-related functions
 #cgroups = 0
 
+# Check if the recorded PID of the service is in the correct cgroup.
+# Only works with cgroups = 1
+#cgroups_check_pid = 1
+
 # Refuse to start the service if its cgroup is not empty
+# Only works with cgroups = 1
 #service_cgroup_exclusive = 0
 
 # Wait on all the members of the cgroup to exit when stopping the service.
+# Only works with cgroups = 1
 #service_cgroup_wait = 0