diff --git a/userconfig.py b/userconfig.py
index 04ce271..418a639 100755
--- a/userconfig.py
+++ b/userconfig.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import tempfile
 import re
 import getopt
 import time
+import subprocess
 
 # 
 import Userconfig.cfgfile as cfgfile
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ def workdir(directory):
     except ValueError:
         reverse_sort = False
 
+    if os.access(directory + "/install.sh", os.X_OK):
+        subprocess.call([directory + "/install.sh"])
 
     # walk through all know classes in directory and find filenames
     for h in classchecks.__classes_for_host__(reverse_sort):