diff --git a/basic.cfg b/basic.cfg
index f9e8176..4ef602b 100644
--- a/basic.cfg
+++ b/basic.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ listen:
 
 protocols:
 (
-     { name: "ssh"; service: "ssh"; host: "localhost"; port: "22"; },
+     { name: "ssh"; service: "ssh"; host: "localhost"; port: "22"; fork: true; },
      { name: "openvpn"; host: "localhost"; port: "1194"; },
      { name: "xmpp"; host: "localhost"; port: "5222"; },
      { name: "http"; host: "localhost"; port: "80"; },
diff --git a/example.cfg b/example.cfg
index aad3402..18a1f0a 100644
--- a/example.cfg
+++ b/example.cfg
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ listen:
 #               1 to log each incoming connection
 #   keepalive:  Should TCP keepalive be on or off for that
 #               connection (default is off)
+#   fork: Should a new process be forked for this protocol?
+#         (only useful for sslh-select)
 #
 #  Probe-specific options:
 #       tls:
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ listen:
  
 protocols:
 (
-     { name: "ssh"; service: "ssh"; host: "localhost"; port: "22"; keepalive: true; },
+     { name: "ssh"; service: "ssh"; host: "localhost"; port: "22"; keepalive: true; fork: true; },
      { name: "http"; host: "localhost"; port: "80"; },
 
 # match BOTH ALPN/SNI