diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index f70ecd3fff..42df77d744 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 FROM phusion/baseimage:0.11
 
 ADD server-ce/genScript.js /var/www/sharelatex/genScript.js
-ADD server-ce/services.js /var/www/sharelatex/services.js
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+ADD server-ce/services.js /var/www/sharelatex/services.js
+
+COPY server-ce/init_scripts/ /etc/my_init.d/
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/my_init"]
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diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.dev.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 68ef0a9edb..b689934ce1 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ services:
         build:
           context: ../
           dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
+        entrypoint: "echo hola!"
         depends_on:
             mongo:
                 condition: service_healthy