diff --git a/ssh_router.sh b/ssh_router.sh
index 2f99341..5024c03 100755
--- a/ssh_router.sh
+++ b/ssh_router.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ start_container_if_needed() {
       --hostname "$WORKSPACE" \
       --label auto-cleanup=true \
       -v "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"/podman/podman.sock:/run/podman/podman.sock \
-      "$IMAGE" -- "$TMUX_SESSION"
+      --entrypoint "/home/$DEV_USER/start.sh" \
+      "$IMAGE" "${TMUX_SESSION}"
   elif ! podman inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$WORKSPACE" | grep -q true; then
     log "⚡ Starting existing container $WORKSPACE..."
     podman start "$WORKSPACE" >/dev/null 2>&1