diff --git a/docker/django-base/django-run b/docker/django-base/django-run
index 52f22c63..416f2444 100755
--- a/docker/django-base/django-run
+++ b/docker/django-base/django-run
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@
 # Django Migrate
 /usr/local/bin/python3 /app/manage.py migrate --noinput
 
+# If RUN_POPULATE is set, run populate
+if [[ ! -z "${RUN_POPULATE}" ]]; then
+  /usr/local/bin/python3 /app/manage.py populate
+fi
+
 # Run UWSGI
-exec /usr/local/bin/uwsgi --ini /app/setup.cfg
+exec /usr/local/bin/uwsgi --ini /app/setup.cfg
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