diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 46e4931..7dbfe5b 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 set -eu
+
+# If there's a prestart.sh script in the /app directory, run it before starting
+PRE_START_PATH=/app/prestart.sh
+echo "Checking for script in $PRE_START_PATH"
+if [ -f $PRE_START_PATH ] ; then
+    echo "Running script $PRE_START_PATH"
+    . "$PRE_START_PATH"
+else
+    echo "There is no script $PRE_START_PATH"
+fi
+
 if [ ${MODE:-""} == "development" ]; then 
     if [ -f /app/requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r /app/requirements.txt; fi
     exec python web.py