diff --git a/usr/bin/spoc-container b/usr/bin/spoc-container
index 14e4474..7317ad7 100755
--- a/usr/bin/spoc-container
+++ b/usr/bin/spoc-container
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ def destroy(container_name):
     # Remove container and its directory
     Container(container_name, False).destroy()
 
-def start(container_name):
+def start(container_name, command):
     # Start the container using init values from its definition
-    Container(container_name).start()
+    Container(container_name).start(command)
 
 def stop(container_name):
     # Stop the container using halt signal from its definition
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ parser_destroy.add_argument('container')
 parser_start = subparsers.add_parser('start')
 parser_start.set_defaults(action=start)
 parser_start.add_argument('container')
+parser_start.add_argument('command', nargs=argparse.REMAINDER)
 
 parser_stop = subparsers.add_parser('stop')
 parser_stop.set_defaults(action=stop)
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ elif args.action is modify:
 elif args.action is destroy:
     destroy(args.container)
 elif args.action is start:
-    start(args.container)
+    start(args.container, args.command)
 elif args.action is stop:
     stop(args.container)
 elif args.action is status:
diff --git a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py
index 62579e7..d45e831 100644
--- a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py
+++ b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py
@@ -151,17 +151,18 @@ class Container:
         # Release the IP address from global hosts configuration
         net.release_ip(self.name)
 
-    def start(self):
+    def start(self, command=None):
         # Start the container including its dependencies
         depsolver = DepSolver()
         self.get_start_dependencies(depsolver)
         for dependency in depsolver.solve():
             if dependency.get_state() != ContainerState.RUNNING:
-                dependency.do_start()
+                dependency.do_start(command if dependency.name == self.name else None)
 
-    def do_start(self):
+    def do_start(self, command=None):
+        cmd = ['--']+command if command else []
         # Start the current container, wait until it is reported as started and execute application readiness check
-        subprocess.Popen(['lxc-start', '-P', config.CONTAINERS_DIR, self.name])
+        subprocess.Popen(['lxc-start', '-P', config.CONTAINERS_DIR, self.name]+cmd)
         self.await_state(ContainerState.RUNNING)
         # Launch the readiness check in a separate thread, so it can be reliably cancelled after timeout
         with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1) as pool: