diff --git a/charms/slurmctld/charmcraft.yaml b/charms/slurmctld/charmcraft.yaml
index ecfaaf5..2f4dd90 100644
--- a/charms/slurmctld/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charms/slurmctld/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ config:
         ConstrainDevices=yes
         ConstrainRAMSpace=yes
         ConstrainSwapSpace=yes
+        SignalChildrenProcesses=yes
       description: |
         User supplied configuration for `cgroup.conf`.