diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix
index 5ed0a57bfae5..1ea2b761fc89 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pythonPackages.argparse
   ];
 
+  startScript = ./gmvault.py;
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    cat ${startScript} > etc/scripts/gmvault
+    chmod +x etc/scripts/gmvault
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Gmvault Gmail Backup - Backup and restore your gmail account at will.";
     homepage = "http://gmvault.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/gmvault.py b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/gmvault.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..127036577f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gmvault/gmvault.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import gmv.gmv_cmd as runner
+runner.bootstrap_run()