diff --git a/sh/runscript.sh.in b/sh/runscript.sh.in
index d4c7c60c..b89c4607 100644
--- a/sh/runscript.sh.in
+++ b/sh/runscript.sh.in
@@ -209,19 +209,29 @@ unset _conf_d
 # Load any system overrides
 sourcex -e "@SYSCONFDIR@/rc.conf"
 
-# Apply any ulimit defined
-[ -n "${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}" ] && ulimit ${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}
-
-# Apply cgroups settings if defined
-if [ "$1" = "start" ] ; then
-	if [ "$(command -v cgroup_add_service)" = "cgroup_add_service" ]; then
-		cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc
-		cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system
+for _cmd; do
+	if [ "$_cmd" != status -a "$_cmd" != describe ]; then
+		# Apply any ulimit defined
+		[ -n "${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}" ] && \
+			ulimit ${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}
+		# Apply cgroups settings if defined
+		if [ "$(command -v cgroup_add_service)" = \
+		    "cgroup_add_service" ]
+		then
+			if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup -a ! -w /sys/fs/cgroup ]; then
+				eerror "No permission to apply cgroup settings"
+				break
+			fi
+			cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc
+			cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system
+		fi
+		[ "$(command -v cgroup_set_limits)" = \
+		    "cgroup_set_limits" ] && \
+		    cgroup_set_limits
+		break
 	fi
-	[ "$(command -v cgroup_set_limits)" = "cgroup_set_limits" ] && \
-		cgroup_set_limits
-fi
-
+done
+ 
 # Load our script
 sourcex "$RC_SERVICE"