diff --git a/bashbot.sh b/bashbot.sh
index 5741766..29045a2 100755
--- a/bashbot.sh
+++ b/bashbot.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BOTCOMMANDS="-h  help  init  start  stop  status  suspendback  resumeback  killb
 #     8 - curl/wget missing
 #     10 - not bash!
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.35-dev-26-gb45efa3
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.35-dev-27-gca9ea1b
 ##################################################################
 
 # emmbeded system may claim bash but it is not
@@ -1265,6 +1265,8 @@ if [ -z "${SOURCE}" ]; then
 		;;
 	# run after every update to update files and adjust permissions
 	"init") 
+		# shellcheck source=./bin/bashbot._init.inc.sh"
+		[ -r "${BASHBOT_HOME:-.}/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh" ] && source "${BASHBOT_HOME:-.}/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh"
 		bot_init "$2"
 		debug_checks "end init" "$@"
 		exit
diff --git a/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh b/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b86a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/bashbot_init.inc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#===============================================================================
+#
+#          FILE: bashbot_init.inc.sh
+# 
+#         USAGE: source bashbot_init.inc.sh
+#
+#   DESCRIPTION: extend / overwrite bashbot initialisation 
+# 
+#	LICENSE: WTFPLv2 http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/
+#        AUTHOR: KayM (gnadelwartz), kay@rrr.de
+#       CREATED: 27.01.2021 13:42
+#
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.35-dev-27-gca9ea1b
+#===============================================================================
+
+##########
+# commands to execute before bot_init() is called
+
+
+#########
+# uncomment to overwrite default init
+# bot_init() { my_init(); }
+
+########
+# called after default init is finished
+my_init() {
+	: # ypur commands here
+}