diff --git a/src/backend/backend.ts b/src/backend/backend.ts
index 914847c..d4b2e7d 100644
--- a/src/backend/backend.ts
+++ b/src/backend/backend.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface SSHArguments {
 	remotex11screen: number;
 	x11port: number;
 	x11host: string;
+	bootstrap: string;
 }
 
 export interface IBackend {
diff --git a/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts b/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts
index 4a56c67..2cb74e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts
+++ b/src/backend/mi2/mi2.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ export class MI2 extends EventEmitter implements IBackend {
 						screen: args.remotex11screen
 					};
 				}
-				this.sshConn.exec(this.application + " " + this.preargs.join(" "), execArgs, (err, stream) => {
+				let sshCMD = this.application + " " + this.preargs.join(" ");
+				if (args.bootstrap) sshCMD = args.bootstrap + " && " + sshCMD;
+				this.sshConn.exec(sshCMD, execArgs, (err, stream) => {
 					if (err) {
 						this.log("stderr", "Could not run " + this.application + " over ssh!");
 						this.log("stderr", err.toString());