diff --git a/nohang/nohang b/nohang/nohang
index 227db14..3d16e0d 100755
--- a/nohang/nohang
+++ b/nohang/nohang
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""A highly configurable OOM prevention daemon."""
+"""A sophisticated low memory handler."""
 
 import os
 from ctypes import CDLL
@@ -665,6 +665,22 @@ def print_version():
     exit()
 
 
+def psi_file_mem_to_metrics(psi_path):
+    """
+    """
+    with open(psi_path) as f:
+        psi_list = f.readlines()
+    some_list, full_list = psi_list[0].split(' '), psi_list[1].split(' ')
+    some_avg10 = some_list[1].split('=')[1]
+    some_avg60 = some_list[2].split('=')[1]
+    some_avg300 = some_list[3].split('=')[1]
+    full_avg10 = full_list[1].split('=')[1]
+    full_avg60 = full_list[2].split('=')[1]
+    full_avg300 = full_list[3].split('=')[1]
+    return (some_avg10, some_avg60, some_avg300,
+            full_avg10, full_avg60, full_avg300)
+
+
 def pid_to_cgroup_v1(pid):
     """
     """
@@ -2881,8 +2897,21 @@ debug_threading = conf_parse_bool('debug_threading')
 
 
 psi_checking_enabled = conf_parse_bool('psi_checking_enabled')
+
+
 ignore_psi = not psi_checking_enabled
 
+
+if psi_checking_enabled:
+
+    try:
+        psi_file_mem_to_metrics('/proc/pressure/memory')
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('WARNING: PSI metrics are not provided by the kernel: {}'.format(
+            e))
+        ignore_psi = True
+
+
 zram_checking_enabled = conf_parse_bool('zram_checking_enabled')
 ignore_zram = not zram_checking_enabled
 
@@ -3171,6 +3200,15 @@ else:
 
 if 'psi_path' in config_dict:
     psi_path = config_dict['psi_path']
+    if not ignore_psi:
+        try:
+            psi_file_mem_to_metrics(psi_path)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print('WARNING: invalid psi_path "{}": {}'.format(
+                psi_path, e))
+            ignore_psi = True
+
+
 else:
     errprint('psi_path is not in config\nExit')
     exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/psi-top b/tools/psi-top
index 5216ada..7502982 100755
--- a/tools/psi-top
+++ b/tools/psi-top
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ else:
 
 psi_support = os.path.exists(psi_path)
 
-if not psi_support:
-    print('PSI is not supported, /proc/pressure/memory does not exist. Exit.')
+
+try:
+    psi_path_to_metrics(psi_path)
+except Exception as e:
+    print('ERROR: {}'.format(e))
+    print('PSI metrics are not provided by the kernel. Exit.')
     exit(1)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/psi2log b/tools/psi2log
index 321da05..f78470d 100755
--- a/tools/psi2log
+++ b/tools/psi2log
@@ -193,9 +193,12 @@ if log_file is not None:
     log('log file: {}'.format(log_file))
 
 
-if not os.path.exists('/proc/pressure'):
-    log('ERROR: /proc/pressure does not exist, PSI is not supported, exit')
-    exit()
+try:
+    psi_file_mem_to_metrics('/proc/pressure/memory')
+except Exception as e:
+    print('ERROR: {}'.format(e))
+    print('PSI metrics are not provided by the kernel. Exit.')
+    exit(1)
 
 
 if target == 'SYSTEM_WIDE':