diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 638201e..4e55c90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Rust Shell. This is an attempt to create a simple shell in Rust, because why not
 
 TODO: 
 * git commit -m "message" does not work
-* Startup script section in sqishrc 
 
 ## sqishrc (Config)
 See the included sqishrc file included, and copy it as ~/.sqishrc
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 07c2b7a..70fe03e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ pub mod shell {
                     promptline_base: String::from("!$HISTNUMBER_$COLORGREEN_[$USER_@$HOSTNAME_]$COLORRESET_ "),
                     aliases: HashMap::new(),
                     hotkeys: HashMap::new(),
+                    init: String::new(),
                 };
                 let ret_line = format!("Could not build conf, got {}\
                                        \r\nUsing default promptline",  e);
@@ -351,10 +352,14 @@ pub mod shell {
         };
         &conf.update_prompt(get_curr_history_number());
 
-        //Initialize
-        write!(stdout, "\r\n SquiShell (sqish)--- \r\n{}", conf.promptline);
+        //Initializing
+        write!(stdout, "\r\n ---Sqish initializing...--- \r\n{}", conf.promptline);
         stdout.flush();
 
+        if conf.init != String::from("") {
+            run_cmd(&mut String::from(&conf.init), &mut current_number, &mut conf, &mut stdout);
+        }
+
         for c in stdin.keys() {
             let k = c.unwrap();
             match k {
diff --git a/src/shell/config.rs b/src/shell/config.rs
index ea33f90..85a8e3c 100644
--- a/src/shell/config.rs
+++ b/src/shell/config.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct SqishConf {
     pub promptline_base: String,
     pub aliases: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub hotkeys: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub init: String,
 }
 
 impl SqishConf {
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ impl SqishConf {
         };
 
         let sqishrc = &sqishrc[0];
-        let out_str = String::from(sqishrc["prompt"].as_str().unwrap());
+        let out_str = String::from(sqishrc["prompt"].as_str().unwrap_or("$ "));
+        let startup = String::from(sqishrc["init"].as_str().unwrap_or(""));
 
         //Loading hotkeys and aliases from yaml
         //They can be empty, be careful...
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ impl SqishConf {
             promptline_base: out_str,
             aliases: aliases,
             hotkeys: hotkeys,
+            init: startup,
         };
 
         out_conf.handle_rgb();