diff --git a/lib/MilkCheck/Engine/ServiceGroup.py b/lib/MilkCheck/Engine/ServiceGroup.py
index a41930d..80a5988 100755
--- a/lib/MilkCheck/Engine/ServiceGroup.py
+++ b/lib/MilkCheck/Engine/ServiceGroup.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def has_subservice(self, name):
         """
         Check if the service is referenced within the group
         """
-        return name in self._subservices
+        return self.search(name) is not None
 
     def has_action(self, action_name):
         """
@@ -202,6 +202,27 @@ def __update_edges(self, create_links=False):
                     elif abs_ser is self._sink and len(dep.target.parents) > 1:
                         dep.target.remove_dep('sink')
                 
+    def cleanup_unused(self, services):
+        """
+        Cleanup unused dependencies recursively
+        """
+        parent = not self._algo_reversed
+        if parent:
+            spot = self._source
+        else:
+            spot = self._sink
+
+        # Remove unused services
+        for service in list(spot.deps().keys()):
+            for target_service in services:
+                if '.' in target_service:
+                    subservice, subservice_tree = target_service.split('.', 1)
+                    self._subservices[subservice].cleanup_unused([subservice_tree])
+                    if subservice != service:
+                        spot.remove_dep(service, parent=parent)
+                else:
+                    if target_service != service:
+                        spot.remove_dep(service, parent=parent)
                 
     def remove_inter_dep(self, dep_name):
         """
diff --git a/lib/MilkCheck/ServiceManager.py b/lib/MilkCheck/ServiceManager.py
index d67123b..29989a8 100755
--- a/lib/MilkCheck/ServiceManager.py
+++ b/lib/MilkCheck/ServiceManager.py
@@ -126,13 +126,11 @@ def select_services(self, services):
             spot = self._sink
 
         # Remove unused services
-        for service in list(spot.deps().keys()):
-            if service not in services:
-                spot.remove_dep(service, parent=parent)
+        self.cleanup_unused(services)
         # Add direct link to important services
         for service in services:
             if service not in spot.deps():
-                svc = self._subservices[service]
+                svc = self.search(service)
                 spot.add_dep(svc, parent=parent)
 
     def _disable_deps(self):
diff --git a/tests/MilkCheckTests/ServiceManagerTest.py b/tests/MilkCheckTests/ServiceManagerTest.py
index 34637ab..8d3d567 100755
--- a/tests/MilkCheckTests/ServiceManagerTest.py
+++ b/tests/MilkCheckTests/ServiceManagerTest.py
@@ -406,3 +406,28 @@ def test_tagged_run(self):
         self.assertFalse(srv.to_skip('start'))
         manager._apply_config({'tags': set(['bar'])})
         self.assertTrue(srv.to_skip('start'))
+
+    def test_subservice_lauch(self):
+        """ Test that we can launch an action on a subservice """
+        manager = ServiceManager()
+        sergrp = ServiceGroup('S1')
+        sergrp.fromdict(
+           {'services':
+                {'srv1':
+                     {'actions':
+                        {'start': {'cmd':'/bin/True'}},
+                      'desc': "I'm the service srv1"
+                    },
+                'subgroup':
+                    {'services':
+                        {'subservice':
+                            {,
+                            'actions':
+                                {'start': {'cmd': '/bin/True'}},
+                            'desc': 'I am the subservice $NAME'},
+                        'desc': "I'm the service $NAME"}},
+                        }})
+        manager.add_service(sergrp)
+        manager.call_services(['subgroup.subservice'], 'start')
+        self.assertEqual(sergrp['subgroup']['subservice'].status, DONE)
+        self.assertEqual(sergrp['srv1'].status, DONE)