diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0891bbf..8bd1b3d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ RUN echo http://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing >> /etc/apk/repositorie
   rm -rf /tmp/src && \
   rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 
-CMD [ "/bin/sh" ]
+COPY start.sh /usr/local/bin/start.sh
+RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/start.sh
+
+CMD [ "/usr/local/bin/start.sh" ]
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e91516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+##
+## Script to automate the copy of Sonarr databases
+##
+echo -e 'Starting the sidecar container to periodically backup the sonarr databases'
+sleep 3600