diff --git a/sys/sys.go b/sys/sys.go
index 4ed456e..d133295 100644
--- a/sys/sys.go
+++ b/sys/sys.go
@@ -142,3 +142,8 @@ func HandleSigKill(done chan os.Signal) {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}()
 }
+
+func IsRunningOnPod() bool {
+	var bufout bytes.Buffer
+	return PipeCmd(exec.Command("cat", "/proc/1/cgroup"), exec.Command("grep", "kubepods"), &bufout) == 0
+}