diff --git a/appspec.yml b/appspec.yml
index 5a43ac95f..0ea8d981b 100644
--- a/appspec.yml
+++ b/appspec.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ hooks:
       timeout: 300
       runas: root
   ApplicationStart:
-    - location: scripts/run_app.sh
+    - location: scripts/aws_run_app.sh
       timeout: 300
       runas: root
diff --git a/scripts/aws_run_app.sh b/scripts/aws_run_app.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eaa3740ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/aws_run_app.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+python /home/ubuntu/notifications-admin/app.py runserver