diff --git a/sdnip-setup.sh b/sdnip-setup.sh
index ccb5e71..3afcb00 100644
--- a/sdnip-setup.sh
+++ b/sdnip-setup.sh
@@ -85,3 +85,5 @@
 Comment[en_US]=
 EOF
 
+
+echo "sudo service onos start > /dev/null 2>&1" >> ~/.profile
diff --git a/tutorial1-setup.sh b/tutorial1-setup.sh
index 533be0e..eac65c0 100644
--- a/tutorial1-setup.sh
+++ b/tutorial1-setup.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 #sudo sed -i '$ d' /etc/init/tty1.conf
 #echo 'exec /bin/login -f bob < /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty1 2>&1' | sudo tee -a /etc/init/tty1.conf
 
+echo "sudo service onos start > /dev/null 2>&1" >> ~/.profile
+
 # Disable screensaver
 sudo sed -i '/screensaver/d' /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart
 cat > ${USER_HOME}/.xsessionrc << EOF