diff --git a/container_files/bin/start.sh b/container_files/bin/start.sh
index b0a5e9bf..adb6d291 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/start.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/start.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ then
       echo "Starting tomcat and apache" >>$log
       echo "Starting tomcat and apache"
       /opt/autoexec/bin/firstrun.sh
+      echo "Adding TIER folder structure" >>$log
+      echo "Adding TIER folder structure"
+      /opt/bin/tier-bootstrap.gsh
       /usr/local/bin/httpd-shib-foreground &
       /opt/grouper/2.3.0/apache-tomcat-$TOMCAT_VERSION/bin/catalina.sh run &
       /opt/grouper/$VERSION/grouper.apiBinary-$VERSION/bin/gsh -loader &