diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
index bda8c1df..c331a944 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class apache_fcgid extends apache
 				if ($domain['ssl'] == 1 && $ssl_vhost) {
 					$srvName = 'ssl-fpm.external';
 				}
+				// #1317 - perl is executed via apache and therefore, when using fpm, does not know the user
+				// which perl is supposed to run as, hence the need for Suexec need
+				if (customerHasPerlEnabled($domain['customerid'])) {
+					$php_options_text.= '  SuexecUserGroup "' . $domain['loginname'] . '" "' . $domain['loginname'] . '"' . "\n";
+				}
 				$php_options_text.= '  FastCgiExternalServer ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName . ' -socket ' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile()  . ' -idle-timeout ' . $this->settings['phpfpm']['idle_timeout'] . "\n";
 				$php_options_text.= '  <Directory "' . makeCorrectDir($domain['documentroot']) . '">' . "\n";
 				$php_options_text.= '    <FilesMatch "\.php$">' . "\n";