diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index a6ac2c3..cfd5d4c 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ run_embark_docker () {
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_SOURCE=${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_DIR:-$PWD}
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_TARGET=${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_DIR:-/dapp}
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE=${EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE:-statusim/embark}
+    local EMBARK_DOCKER_EXTRA_RUN_OPTS=${EMBARK_DOCKER_EXTRA_RUN_OPTS:-""}
     local EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG=${EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG:-latest}
 
     docker run \
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ run_embark_docker () {
            -p 30303:30303 \
            -v ${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_SOURCE}:${EMBARK_DOCKER_MOUNT_TARGET} \
            -e "TERM=${TERM}" \
+           "${EMBARK_DOCKER_EXTRA_RUN_OPTS}" \
            ${EMBARK_DOCKER_IMAGE}:${EMBARK_DOCKER_TAG} \
            "$@"