diff --git a/pilot/control/monitor.py b/pilot/control/monitor.py
index 89ff1f5f..399502fc 100644
--- a/pilot/control/monitor.py
+++ b/pilot/control/monitor.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 import re
 
 from collections import namedtuple
-from os import environ, getuid
+from os import environ, getuid, getpid
 from subprocess import (
     Popen,
     PIPE
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     get_local_oidc_token_info,
     update_local_oidc_token_info
 )
+from pilot.util.psutils import get_process_info
 from pilot.util.queuehandling import (
     abort_jobs_in_queues,
     get_maxwalltime_from_job,
@@ -84,8 +85,8 @@ def control(queues: namedtuple, traces: Any, args: object):  # noqa: C901
     last_token_check = t_0
 
     # for CPU usage debugging
-    # cpuchecktime = int(config.Pilot.cpu_check)
-    # tcpu = t_0
+    cpuchecktime = int(config.Pilot.cpu_check)
+    tcpu = t_0
     last_minute_check = t_0
 
     queuedata = get_queuedata_from_job(queues)
@@ -158,15 +159,15 @@ def control(queues: namedtuple, traces: Any, args: object):  # noqa: C901
             time.sleep(1)
 
             # time to check the CPU usage?
-            # if is_pilot_check(check='cpu_usage'):
-            #     if int(time.time() - tcpu) > cpuchecktime:
-            #         processes = get_process_info('python3 pilot3/pilot.py', pid=getpid())
-            #         if processes:
-            #             logger.info(f'PID={getpid()} has CPU usage={processes[0]}% CMD={processes[2]}')
-            #             nproc = processes[3]
-            #             if nproc > 1:
-            #                 logger.info(f'.. there are {nproc} such processes running')
-            #         tcpu = time.time()
+            if is_pilot_check(check='cpu_usage'):
+                if int(time.time() - tcpu) > cpuchecktime:
+                    processes = get_process_info('python3 pilot3/pilot.py', pid=getpid())
+                    if processes:
+                        logger.info(f'PID={getpid()} has CPU usage={processes[0]}% CMD={processes[2]}')
+                        nproc = processes[3]
+                        if nproc > 1:
+                            logger.info(f'.. there are {nproc} such processes running')
+                    tcpu = time.time()
 
             # proceed with running the other checks
             run_checks(queues, args)
@@ -283,11 +284,7 @@ def reached_maxtime_abort(args: Any):
     args.graceful_stop.set()
 
 
-#def log_lifetime(sig, frame, traces):
-#    logger.info('lifetime: %i used, %i maximum', int(time.time() - traces.pilot['lifetime_start']), traces.pilot['lifetime_max'])
-
-
-def get_process_info(cmd: str, user: str = "", args: str = 'aufx', pid: int = 0) -> list:
+def get_process_info_old(cmd: str, user: str = "", args: str = 'aufx', pid: int = 0) -> list:
     """
     Return process info for given command.
 
diff --git a/pilot/util/psutils.py b/pilot/util/psutils.py
index 90eb6394..95c28b88 100644
--- a/pilot/util/psutils.py
+++ b/pilot/util/psutils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 # Authors:
-# - Paul Nilsson, paul.nilsson@cern.ch, 2023
+# - Paul Nilsson, paul.nilsson@cern.ch, 2023-24
 
 import logging
 import os
@@ -373,3 +373,40 @@ def check_cpu_load():
     else:
         logger.info("system load is normal")
         return False
+
+
+def get_process_info(cmd: str, user: str = "", pid: int = 0) -> list:
+    """
+    Return process info for given command.
+
+    The function returns a list with format [cpu, mem, command, number of commands] for
+    a given command (e.g. python3 pilot3/pilot.py).
+
+    :param cmd: command (str)
+    :param user: user (str)
+    :param pid: process id (int)
+    :return: list with process info (l[0]=cpu usage(%), l[1]=mem usage(%), l[2]=command(string)) (list).
+    """
+    if not _is_psutil_available:
+        logger.warning('psutil not available, cannot check pilot CPU load')
+        return []
+
+    processes = []
+    num = 0
+
+    for proc in psutil.process_iter(['pid', 'username', 'cpu_percent', 'memory_percent', 'cmdline']):
+        try:
+            if user and proc.info['username'] != user:
+                continue
+            cmdline = proc.info['cmdline']
+            if cmdline and cmd in ' '.join(cmdline):
+                num += 1
+                if proc.info['pid'] == pid:
+                    processes = [proc.info['cpu_percent'], proc.info['memory_percent'], ' '.join(cmdline)]
+        except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.AccessDenied, psutil.ZombieProcess):
+            continue
+
+    if processes:
+        processes.append(num)
+
+    return processes