diff --git a/resources/gitlab b/resources/gitlab
index 48a0b0cb..9f4fccd8 100755
--- a/resources/gitlab
+++ b/resources/gitlab
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ gitlab_help () {
 	echo " start       - Starts the gitlab server (default)"
 	echo " initialize  - Initialize the database."
 	echo " migrate     - Migrate the database."
+	echo " bash        - Start interactive bash shell."
 	echo " help        - Displays the help"
 }
 
@@ -178,6 +179,9 @@ case "$1" in
 	migrate)
 		db_migrate
 		;;
+	bash)
+		/bin/bash -i
+		;;
 	help|*)
 		gitlab_help
 		;;