diff --git a/lib/config/hostgroups.py b/lib/config/hostgroups.py
index 33e2a3b..8719f88 100644
--- a/lib/config/hostgroups.py
+++ b/lib/config/hostgroups.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class HostGroup:
         self.add_hosts(kwargs[tmp])
         
         tmp = "services"
-        self.services = []
+        self._services = []
         if not tmp in kwargs:
             raise HostGroupMissingArgumentException(tmp, name)
         self.add_services(kwargs[tmp])
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class HostGroup:
         return self.processors
     
     def get_services(self):
-        return self.services
+        return self._services
     
     def get_hosts(self):
         return self.hosts
diff --git a/linspector b/linspector
index 4aea47f..b245f2f 100755
--- a/linspector
+++ b/linspector
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ def main():
         for layout in layouts:
             if layout.is_enabled():
                 for hg in layout.get_hostgroups():
-                    for services in hg.get_services():
-                        for service in services:
-                            for period in service.get_periods():
-                                jobs.append(period.createJob(scheduler, service, handleJob))
+                    for sr in hg.get_services():
+                        if not isinstance(sr, list):
+                            sr = sr.get_hostgroup().get_services()
+                        for s in sr:
+                            for period in s.get_periods():
+                                jobs.append(period.createJob(scheduler, s, handleJob))
         scheduler.start()
         
         #log.i("starting linspector: reading config... (" + args.config + ")")