diff --git a/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/monit b/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/monit
index 472a0d81..7487dc98 100644
--- a/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/monit
+++ b/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/monit
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 <% if p("enabled") %>
+<% if p("use_bpm") %>
 check process loggr-system-metrics-agent
   with pidfile /var/vcap/sys/run/bpm/loggr-system-metrics-agent/loggr-system-metrics-agent.pid
   start program "/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm start loggr-system-metrics-agent"
   stop program "/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm stop loggr-system-metrics-agent"
   group vcap
+<% else %>
+check process system-metrics-agent
+  with pidfile /var/vcap/sys/run/system-metrics-agent/system-metrics-agent.pid
+  start program "/var/vcap/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/bin/ctl start"
+  stop program "/var/vcap/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/bin/ctl stop"
+  group vcap
+<% end %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/spec b/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/spec
index b23e64ab..47724832 100644
--- a/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/spec
+++ b/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/spec
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: loggr-system-metrics-agent
 
 templates:
   bpm.yml.erb: config/bpm.yml
+  ctl.erb: bin/ctl
   system_metrics_agent_ca.crt.erb: config/certs/system_metrics_agent_ca.crt
   system_metrics_agent.crt.erb: config/certs/system_metrics_agent.crt
   system_metrics_agent.key.erb: config/certs/system_metrics_agent.key
@@ -40,3 +41,10 @@ properties:
         description: "TLS certificate for system metrics agent signed by the loggregator CA"
       key:
         description: "TLS private key for system metrics agent signed by the loggregator CA"
+
+  use_bpm:
+    description: >
+      When true, run this job under BPM. BPM is required on Resolute Raccoon
+      stemcells; support for running without BPM will be removed in a future
+      version.
+    default: false
diff --git a/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/templates/ctl.erb b/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/templates/ctl.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b231709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/templates/ctl.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+<%
+  deployment      = spec.deployment
+  job             = spec.job.name
+  index           = spec.id || spec.index.to_s
+  ip              = spec.ip
+%>
+
+RUN_DIR=/var/vcap/sys/run/system-metrics-agent
+LOG_DIR=/var/vcap/sys/log/system-metrics-agent
+PIDFILE=$RUN_DIR/system-metrics-agent.pid
+
+mkdir -p $RUN_DIR
+mkdir -p $LOG_DIR
+
+case $1 in
+
+  start)
+    set +e
+      killall -15 system-metrics-agent
+      killall -9 system-metrics-agent
+      killall -2 system-metrics-agent
+      killall -3 system-metrics-agent
+    set -e
+
+    exec >>$LOG_DIR/system-metrics-agent.stdout.log \
+        2>>$LOG_DIR/system-metrics-agent.stderr.log
+
+    chown -R vcap:vcap $LOG_DIR
+
+    SAMPLE_INTERVAL=<%= p('sample_interval') %> \
+    METRIC_PORT=<%= p('metrics_port') %> \
+    DEBUG_PORT=<%= p('debug_port') %> \
+    DEPLOYMENT=<%= deployment %> \
+    JOB=<%= job %> \
+    INDEX=<%= index %> \
+    IP=<%= ip %> \
+    LIMITED_METRICS=<%= p('bosh_metrics_forwarder_metrics_only') %> \
+    CA_CERT_PATH="/var/vcap/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/config/certs/system_metrics_agent_ca.crt" \
+    CERT_PATH="/var/vcap/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/config/certs/system_metrics_agent.crt" \
+    KEY_PATH="/var/vcap/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/config/certs/system_metrics_agent.key" \
+    chpst -u vcap:vcap /var/vcap/packages/system-metrics-agent/system-metrics-agent &
+
+    echo $! > $PIDFILE
+
+    ;;
+
+  stop)
+    echo "$(date "+%Y/%m/%d %T") attempting to stop system-metrics-agent" >> $LOG_DIR/system-metrics-agent.stderr.log
+    exec 2>>$LOG_DIR/system-metrics-agent.stderr.log
+
+    kill "$(cat $PIDFILE)"
+    set +e
+      echo "$(date "+%Y/%m/%d %T") additional killall for system-metrics-agent: errors expected" >> $LOG_DIR/system-metrics-agent.stderr.log
+      killall -15 system-metrics-agent
+      killall -9 system-metrics-agent
+      killall -2 system-metrics-agent
+      killall -3 system-metrics-agent
+    set -e
+
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: ctl {start|stop}"
+
+    ;;
+
+esac
diff --git a/spec/jobs/loggr_system_metrics_agent_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/loggr_system_metrics_agent_spec.rb
index 8316bbce..1d29c31f 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/loggr_system_metrics_agent_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/loggr_system_metrics_agent_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 require 'bosh/template/test'
 require 'yaml'
 
+def render_system_metrics_monit(properties = {})
+  job_dir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../../jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent')
+  spec = YAML.safe_load(File.read(File.join(job_dir, 'spec')))
+  Bosh::Template::Test::Template.new(spec, File.join(job_dir, 'monit')).render(properties)
+end
+
 describe 'loggr-system-metrics-agent' do
   let(:release) { Bosh::Template::Test::ReleaseDir.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../..')) }
   let(:job) { release.job('loggr-system-metrics-agent') }
@@ -34,4 +40,36 @@
       expect(process['env']['SAMPLE_INTERVAL']).to eq('15s')
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'monit' do
+    context 'when enabled is true (default) and use_bpm is false (default)' do
+      let(:rendered) { render_system_metrics_monit({}) }
+
+      it 'uses the ctl script pidfile and start/stop programs' do
+        expect(rendered).to include('with pidfile /var/vcap/sys/run/system-metrics-agent/system-metrics-agent.pid')
+        expect(rendered).to include('start program "/var/vcap/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/bin/ctl start"')
+        expect(rendered).to include('stop program "/var/vcap/jobs/loggr-system-metrics-agent/bin/ctl stop"')
+        expect(rendered).not_to include('/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when enabled is true and use_bpm is true' do
+      let(:rendered) { render_system_metrics_monit({'use_bpm' => true}) }
+
+      it 'uses the bpm pidfile and start/stop programs' do
+        expect(rendered).to include('with pidfile /var/vcap/sys/run/bpm/loggr-system-metrics-agent/loggr-system-metrics-agent.pid')
+        expect(rendered).to include('start program "/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm start loggr-system-metrics-agent"')
+        expect(rendered).to include('stop program "/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm stop loggr-system-metrics-agent"')
+        expect(rendered).not_to include('/bin/ctl')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when enabled is false' do
+      let(:rendered) { render_system_metrics_monit({'enabled' => false}) }
+
+      it 'renders an empty monit file' do
+        expect(rendered.strip).to be_empty
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end