diff --git a/bin/runner.sh b/bin/runner.sh
index 4cca05d..6deacaa 100755
--- a/bin/runner.sh
+++ b/bin/runner.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ BINDIR="$DOUGAL_ROOT/bin"
 VARDIR=${VARDIR:-$DOUGAL_ROOT/var}
 LOCKFILE=${LOCKFILE:-$VARDIR/runner.lock}
 
+[ -f ~/.profile ] && . ~/.profile
+
 function tstamp () {
 	date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ
 }