diff --git a/application-template.json b/application-template.json
index 5008090e..0b95b38b 100644
--- a/application-template.json
+++ b/application-template.json
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
               "execNewPod": {
                 "containerName": "django",
                 "command": [
-                  "./manage.py migrate"
+                  "./scripts/pre_deploy.sh"
                 ]
               }
             }
diff --git a/scripts/pre_deploy.sh b/scripts/pre_deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3caf7536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pre_deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# enable SCL
+source .bashrc
+
+./manage.py migrate