diff --git a/open_dev_console.sh b/open_dev_console.sh
index c254b748..e8ed0f05 100755
--- a/open_dev_console.sh
+++ b/open_dev_console.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-export SD_BASE_DIR=`pwd`
-export MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX="$SD_BASE_DIR/env/mamba"
-export INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$SD_BASE_DIR/env/installer_env"
+if [ "$0" == "bash" ]; then
+  export SD_BASE_DIR=`pwd`
+  export MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX="$SD_BASE_DIR/env/mamba"
+  export INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$SD_BASE_DIR/env/installer_env"
 
-eval "$($MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba shell hook -s posix)"
+  eval "$($MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba shell hook -s posix)"
 
-micromamba activate "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR"
+  micromamba activate "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR"
+else
+  bash --init-file open_dev_console.sh
+fi
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