diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bab0052..85bb153 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,10 @@ fn run(
     log.write(format!("CI run spec: {:#?}\n", runspec))?;
 
     debug!("running CI in cloned repository");
-    let snippet = format!("set -xeuo pipefail\n{}", &runspec.shell);
+    let snippet = format!(
+        "set -xeuo pipefail\nsource $HOME/.bashrc\n\n{}",
+        &runspec.shell
+    );
     runcmd(&mut run_log, &["bash", "-c", &snippet], src)?;
 
     write_response(&Response::finished(RunResult::Success))?;