diff --git a/docker/Makefile b/docker/Makefile
index 271ac50ab1..5e266eb91c 100644
--- a/docker/Makefile
+++ b/docker/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ help:
 	@echo "   1. make pull             - pull all pprz images"
 	@echo "   1. make clean            - remove all pprz images"
 	@echo "   2. make bash             - run bash on pprz-dev"
-	@echo "   2. make paparazzi        - run paparazzi center on pprz-dev"
+	@echo "   2. make terminator       - run terminator on pprz-dev"
+	@echo "   2. make paparazzi        - run ./paparazzi center on pprz-dev"
+	@echo "   2. make start            - run ./start.py on pprz-dev"
 	@echo ""
 
 build:
@@ -23,8 +25,11 @@ clean:
 	@docker rmi -f flixr/pprz-dep
 	@docker rmi -f flixr/pprz-dev
 
-bash:
-	@bash run.sh -i -t flixr/pprz-dev bash
+bash terminator:
+	@bash run.sh -i -t flixr/pprz-dev $@
 
 paparazzi:
 	@bash run.sh -i -t flixr/pprz-dev ./paparazzi
+
+start:
+	@bash run.sh -i -t flixr/pprz-dev ./start.py
diff --git a/docker/dev/Dockerfile b/docker/dev/Dockerfile
index 754989b83d..1df37ac9f2 100644
--- a/docker/dev/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/dev/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 FROM flixr/pprz-dep
 MAINTAINER Felix Ruess <felix.ruess@gmail.com>
 
+# Set the env variable DEBIAN_FRONTEND to noninteractive
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+
+# install some extra convenience packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    terminator
+
+# Clean up APT when done.
+RUN apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
 ENV PULSE_SERVER /run/pulse/native
 
 # add basic user