diff --git a/prplmesh_startup.service b/prplmesh_startup.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Prpl startup
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /bin/prplmesh_startup.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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diff --git a/prplmesh_startup.sh b/prplmesh_startup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "/home/root/prplmesh_startup.sh ran at $(date)!" > /tmp/prpl-debug
+echo $(hostapd /usr/ccsp/wifi/hostapd0.conf) >> /tmp/prpl-debug
+sleep 5
+echo $(/opt/prplmesh/scripts/prplmesh_utils.sh start) >> /tmp/prpl-debug
+