diff --git a/cmd/ibazel/main.go b/cmd/ibazel/main.go
index fca8b885..fc3d01e6 100644
--- a/cmd/ibazel/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ibazel/main.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ var overrideableBazelFlags []string = []string{
 
 var debounceDuration = flag.Duration("debounce", 100*time.Millisecond, "Debounce duration")
 var logToFile = flag.String("log_to_file", "-", "Log iBazel stderr to a file instead of os.Stderr")
+var setPGID = flag.Bool("set_pgid", true, "Whether to set the process group ID")
 
 func usage() {
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, `iBazel - Version %s
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("Error creating iBazel: %s", err)
 	}
 	i.SetDebounceDuration(*debounceDuration)
+	i.SetSetPGID(*setPGID)
 	defer i.Cleanup()
 
 	// increase the number of files that this process can
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ func applyDefaultBazelArgs(bazelArgs []string) []string {
 			return bazelArgs
 		}
 	}
-	if (isTerminal()) {
+	if isTerminal() {
 		return append(bazelArgs, "--isatty=1")
 	} else {
 		return append(bazelArgs, "--isatty=0")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 752969b5..cc745413 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7 // indirect
 )
 
-require (
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220908164124-27713097b956 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0 // indirect
-)
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220908164124-27713097b956
+
+require google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0 // indirect
 
 go 1.19
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 393517b0..ef366525 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4 h1:jRbGcIw6P2Meqdwuo0H1p6JVLbL5DHKAKlYndzMwV
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4/go.mod h1:OVB6XrOHzAwXMpEM7uPOzcehqUV2UqJxmVXmkdnm1bU=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 h1:n+5WquG0fcWoWp6xPWfHdbskMCQaFnG6PfBrh1Ky4HY=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0/go.mod h1:sl3t1tCWJFWoRz9R8WJCbQihKKwmorjAbSClcnxKAGw=
+github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0/go.mod h1:p6yTPP+5HYm5mzsMV8JkE6ZKdX+/wYM6Hr+LicevLPs=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FsONVRAS9T7sI+LIUmWTfcYkHO4aIWwzhcaSAoJOfIk=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 h1:ROPKBNFfQgOUMifHyP+KYbvpjbdoFNs+aK7DXlji0Tw=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.7.2 h1:9RBaZCeXEQ3UselpuwUQHltGVXvdwm6cv1hg
 github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.7.2/go.mod h1:Vw0tHAZW6lzCRk3xgdin6fKYcG+G3Pg9vgXWeJpQFMM=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190311183353-d8887717615a/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210405180319-a5a99cb37ef4/go.mod h1:p54w0d4576C0XHj96bSt6lcn1PtDYWL6XObtHCRCNQM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c h1:F1jZWGFhYfh0Ci55sIpILtKKK8p3i2/krTr0H1rg74I=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
@@ -66,9 +68,12 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220908164124-27713097b956 h1:XeJjHH1KiLpKGb6lvMiksZ9l0fVUh+AmGcm0nOMEBOY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220908164124-27713097b956/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190328211700-ab21143f2384/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3onu1FJEFr0SW1gC7cKk1uF8kGRs=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543 h1:E7g+9GITq07hpfrRu66IVDexMakfv52eLZ2CXBWiKr4=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200526211855-cb27e3aa2013/go.mod h1:NbSheEEYHJ7i3ixzK3sjbqSGDJWnxyFXZblF3eUsNvo=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.50.0/go.mod h1:ZgQEeidpAuNRZ8iRrlBKXZQP1ghovWIVhdJRyCDK+GI=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0 h1:bxAC2xTBsZGibn2RTntX0oH50xLsqy1OxA9tTL3p/lk=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/command/command.go b/internal/ibazel/command/command.go
index 4fb27685..b5d18097 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/command/command.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/command/command.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Command interface {
 
 // start will be called by most implementations since this logic is extremely
 // common.
-func start(b bazel.Bazel, target string, args []string) (*bytes.Buffer, process_group.ProcessGroup) {
+func start(b bazel.Bazel, target string, setPGID bool, args []string) (*bytes.Buffer, process_group.ProcessGroup) {
 	var filePattern strings.Builder
 	filePattern.WriteString("bazel_script_path*")
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func start(b bazel.Bazel, target string, args []string) (*bytes.Buffer, process_
 
 	// Now that we have built the target, construct a executable form of it for
 	// execution in a go routine.
-	cmd := execCommand(runScriptPath, args...)
+	cmd := execCommand(runScriptPath, setPGID, args...)
 	cmd.RootProcess().Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.RootProcess().Stderr = os.Stderr
 
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/command/command_test.go b/internal/ibazel/command/command_test.go
index e4778eff..bd690298 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/command/command_test.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/command/command_test.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ func assertKilled(t *testing.T, cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 func TestSubprocessRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetLogger(t)
 
-	execCommand = func(name string, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
-		return oldExecCommand("ls") // Every system has ls.
+	execCommand = func(name string, setPGID bool, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
+		return oldExecCommand("ls", setPGID) // Every system has ls.
 	}
 	defer func() { execCommand = oldExecCommand }()
 
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/command/default_command.go b/internal/ibazel/command/default_command.go
index 5ae598c1..42c7b95a 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/command/default_command.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/command/default_command.go
@@ -30,17 +30,19 @@ type defaultCommand struct {
 	args        []string
 	pg          process_group.ProcessGroup
 	termSync    sync.Once
+	setPGID     bool
 }
 
 // DefaultCommand is the normal mode of interacting with iBazel. If you start a
 // server in this mode and notify of changes the server will be killed and
 // restarted.
-func DefaultCommand(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, args []string) Command {
+func DefaultCommand(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, setPGID bool, args []string) Command {
 	return &defaultCommand{
 		target:      target,
 		startupArgs: startupArgs,
 		bazelArgs:   bazelArgs,
 		args:        args,
+		setPGID:     setPGID,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (c *defaultCommand) Start() (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	b.WriteToStdout(true)
 
 	var outputBuffer *bytes.Buffer
-	outputBuffer, c.pg = start(b, c.target, c.args)
+	outputBuffer, c.pg = start(b, c.target, c.setPGID, c.args)
 
 	c.pg.RootProcess().Env = os.Environ()
 
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/command/default_command_test.go b/internal/ibazel/command/default_command_test.go
index d1c2a90e..f0686b55 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/command/default_command_test.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/command/default_command_test.go
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ func TestDefaultCommand(t *testing.T) {
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		// TODO(jchw): Remove hardcoded path.
-		toKill = process_group.Command("C:\\windows\\system32\\notepad")
+		toKill = process_group.Command("C:\\windows\\system32\\notepad", true)
 	} else {
-		toKill = process_group.Command("sleep", "10s")
+		toKill = process_group.Command("sleep", true, "10s")
 	}
 
-	execCommand = func(name string, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
+	execCommand = func(name string, setPGID bool, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 			// TODO(jchw): Remove hardcoded path.
-			return oldExecCommand("C:\\windows\\system32\\where")
+			return oldExecCommand("C:\\windows\\system32\\where", setPGID, args...)
 		}
-		return oldExecCommand("ls") // Every system has ls.
+		return oldExecCommand("ls", setPGID) // Every system has ls.
 	}
 	defer func() { execCommand = oldExecCommand }()
 
@@ -71,18 +71,18 @@ func TestDefaultCommand_Start(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetLogger(t)
 
 	// Set up mock execCommand and prep it to be returned
-	execCommand = func(name string, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
+	execCommand = func(name string, setPGID bool, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 			// TODO(jchw): Remove hardcoded path.
-			return oldExecCommand("C:\\windows\\system32\\where")
+			return oldExecCommand("C:\\windows\\system32\\where", setPGID, args...)
 		}
-		return oldExecCommand("ls") // Every system has ls.
+		return oldExecCommand("ls", setPGID, args...) // Every system has ls.
 	}
 	defer func() { execCommand = oldExecCommand }()
 
 	b := &mock_bazel.MockBazel{}
 
-	_, pg := start(b, "//path/to:target", []string{"moo"})
+	_, pg := start(b, "//path/to:target", true, []string{"moo"})
 	pg.Start()
 
 	if pg.RootProcess().Stdout != os.Stdout {
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command.go b/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command.go
index 880ec154..d4fbe633 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command.go
@@ -32,16 +32,18 @@ type notifyCommand struct {
 	pg          process_group.ProcessGroup
 	stdin       io.WriteCloser
 	termSync    sync.Once
+	setPGID     bool
 }
 
 // NotifyCommand is an alternate mode for starting a command. In this mode the
 // command will be notified on stdin that the source files have changed.
-func NotifyCommand(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, args []string) Command {
+func NotifyCommand(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, setPGID bool, args []string) Command {
 	return &notifyCommand{
 		startupArgs: startupArgs,
 		target:      target,
 		bazelArgs:   bazelArgs,
 		args:        args,
+		setPGID:     setPGID,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func (c *notifyCommand) Start() (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	b.WriteToStdout(true)
 
 	var outputBuffer *bytes.Buffer
-	outputBuffer, c.pg = start(b, c.target, c.args)
+	outputBuffer, c.pg = start(b, c.target, c.setPGID, c.args)
 	// Keep the writer around.
 	var err error
 	c.stdin, err = c.pg.RootProcess().StdinPipe()
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ func (c *notifyCommand) NotifyOfChanges() *bytes.Buffer {
 		if !c.IsSubprocessRunning() {
 			log.Log("Restarting process...")
 			c.Terminate()
+			// TODO(dmiller): Report the error to the user.
 			c.Start()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command_test.go b/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command_test.go
index 413d5364..d6cc27a4 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command_test.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/command/notify_command_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 func TestNotifyCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetLogger(t)
 
-	pg := process_group.Command("cat")
+	pg := process_group.Command("cat", true)
 
 	c := &notifyCommand{
 		args:      []string{"moo"},
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ func TestNotifyCommand_Restart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var pg process_group.ProcessGroup
 
-	pg = process_group.Command("ls")
-	execCommand = func(name string, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
-		return oldExecCommand("ls")
+	pg = process_group.Command("ls", true)
+	execCommand = func(name string, setPGID bool, args ...string) process_group.ProcessGroup {
+		return oldExecCommand("ls", setPGID, args...)
 	}
 	defer func() { execCommand = oldExecCommand }()
 
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/ibazel.go b/internal/ibazel/ibazel.go
index 0b9f00fd..84296a3d 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/ibazel.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/ibazel.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ type IBazel struct {
 	args        []string
 	bazelArgs   []string
 	startupArgs []string
+	setPGID     bool
 
 	sigs           chan os.Signal // Signals channel for the current process
 	interruptCount int
@@ -185,6 +186,10 @@ func (i *IBazel) SetDebounceDuration(debounceDuration time.Duration) {
 	i.debounceDuration = debounceDuration
 }
 
+func (i *IBazel) SetSetPGID(setPGID bool) {
+	i.setPGID = setPGID
+}
+
 func (i *IBazel) Cleanup() {
 	i.buildFileWatcher.Close()
 	i.sourceFileWatcher.Close()
@@ -423,9 +428,9 @@ func (i *IBazel) setupRun(target string) command.Command {
 
 	if commandNotify {
 		log.Logf("Launching with notifications")
-		return commandNotifyCommand(i.startupArgs, i.bazelArgs, target, i.args)
+		return commandNotifyCommand(i.startupArgs, i.bazelArgs, target, i.setPGID, i.args)
 	} else {
-		return commandDefaultCommand(i.startupArgs, i.bazelArgs, target, i.args)
+		return commandDefaultCommand(i.startupArgs, i.bazelArgs, target, i.setPGID, i.args)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/ibazel_test.go b/internal/ibazel/ibazel_test.go
index 163c5d96..528469df 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/ibazel_test.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/ibazel_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func getMockCommand(i *IBazel) *mockCommand {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	commandDefaultCommand = func(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, args []string) command.Command {
+	commandDefaultCommand = func(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, setPGID bool, args []string) command.Command {
 		// Don't do anything
 		return &mockCommand{
 			startupArgs: startupArgs,
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestIBazelTest(t *testing.T) {
 func TestIBazelRun_notifyPreexistiingJobWhenStarting(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetTesting(t)
 
-	commandDefaultCommand = func(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, args []string) command.Command {
+	commandDefaultCommand = func(startupArgs []string, bazelArgs []string, target string, setPGID bool, args []string) command.Command {
 		assertEqual(t, startupArgs, []string{}, "Startup args")
 		assertEqual(t, bazelArgs, []string{}, "Bazel args")
 		assertEqual(t, target, "", "Target")
diff --git a/internal/ibazel/process_group/process_group_unix.go b/internal/ibazel/process_group/process_group_unix.go
index 501c4b73..d06175e2 100644
--- a/internal/ibazel/process_group/process_group_unix.go
+++ b/internal/ibazel/process_group/process_group_unix.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+//go:build !windows
 // +build !windows
 
 package process_group
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ type unixProcessGroup struct {
 
 // Command creates a new ProcessGroup with a root command specified by the
 // arguments.
-func Command(name string, arg ...string) ProcessGroup {
+func Command(name string, setPGID bool, arg ...string) ProcessGroup {
 	root := exec.Command(name, arg...)
-	root.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true}
+	root.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: setPGID}
 	return &unixProcessGroup{root}
 }