diff --git a/.docker/intelmq-full-dev/entrypoint-dev.sh b/.docker/intelmq-full-dev/entrypoint-dev.sh
index 958f0ce..4a56ed5 100644
--- a/.docker/intelmq-full-dev/entrypoint-dev.sh
+++ b/.docker/intelmq-full-dev/entrypoint-dev.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ then
     nosetests3 /etc/intelmq/intelmq/tests
 else
     cd /etc/intelmq-api && hug -m intelmq_api.serve -p8080
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+
+if [ "${ENABLE_BOTNET_AT_BOOT}" = "true" ]; then
+	intelmqctl start
+fi