diff --git a/biomon-ctl b/biomon-ctl
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    config_file = False
+
+    argv = sys.argv[1:]
+    if argv and argv[0].startswith('--config='):
+        config_file = argv[0].split('=')[1]
+        argv.pop(0)
+
+    if config_file:
+        os.environ['BIOMON_SETTINGS_FILE'] = config_file
+
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "biomon.settings")
+
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv[:1] + argv)