diff --git a/github-actions-tests/mamonsu_build.sh b/github-actions-tests/mamonsu_build.sh
index 137e072..1ee5c65 100644
--- a/github-actions-tests/mamonsu_build.sh
+++ b/github-actions-tests/mamonsu_build.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ if [ "${OS%:*}" = "centos" ]; then
     cat /mamonsu/github-actions-tests/sources/agent_3.5.9.conf > /etc/mamonsu/agent.conf
     systemctl daemon-reload
     systemctl restart mamonsu
+    systemctl status mamonsu
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        # overcome possible GitHub limitations on /sys/fs/cgroup
+        /etc/init.d/mamonsu restart
+        /etc/init.d/mamonsu status
+    fi
     sleep 5
     echo && echo && echo "mamonsu version:"
     mamonsu --version