diff --git a/src/js/terminal.js b/src/js/terminal.js
index f1efe49f6..be2769a76 100644
--- a/src/js/terminal.js
+++ b/src/js/terminal.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('TerminalController', ['$scope', '$tran
     function createTerminalSocket() {
         try {
             // websocket cannot use relative urls
-            var cmd = JSON.stringify([ '/bin/bash', '--norc' ]);
+            var cmd = JSON.stringify([ '/bin/bash', '--rcfile', '/app/data/.bashrc' ]);
             var url = Client.apiOrigin.replace('https', 'wss') + '/api/v1/apps/' + $scope.selected.value + '/execws?tty=true&rows=' + $scope.terminal.rows + '&columns=' + $scope.terminal.cols + '&access_token=' + Client.getToken() + '&cmd=' + cmd;
             $scope.terminalSocket = new WebSocket(url);
             $scope.terminal.loadAddon(new AttachAddon.AttachAddon($scope.terminalSocket));