diff --git a/conf/sage.config b/conf/sage.config
index 3b2a423..b559f79 100644
--- a/conf/sage.config
+++ b/conf/sage.config
@@ -64,3 +64,37 @@ params {
 def slow(attempt, factor = 2) {
   return Math.ceil( attempt / factor) as int
 }
+
+
+// Function to ensure that resource requirements don't go
+// beyond a maximum limit
+def check_max(obj, type) {
+    if (type == 'memory') {
+        try {
+            if (obj.compareTo(params.max_memory as nextflow.util.MemoryUnit) == 1)
+                return params.max_memory as nextflow.util.MemoryUnit
+            else
+                return obj
+        } catch (all) {
+            println "   ### ERROR ###   Max memory '${params.max_memory}' is not valid! Using default value: $obj"
+            return obj
+        }
+    } else if (type == 'time') {
+        try {
+            if (obj.compareTo(params.max_time as nextflow.util.Duration) == 1)
+                return params.max_time as nextflow.util.Duration
+            else
+                return obj
+        } catch (all) {
+            println "   ### ERROR ###   Max time '${params.max_time}' is not valid! Using default value: $obj"
+            return obj
+        }
+    } else if (type == 'cpus') {
+        try {
+            return Math.min( obj, params.max_cpus as int )
+        } catch (all) {
+            println "   ### ERROR ###   Max cpus '${params.max_cpus}' is not valid! Using default value: $obj"
+            return obj
+        }
+    }
+}