diff --git a/cmd/hetty/main.go b/cmd/hetty/main.go
index f402cc9..a8aa94e 100644
--- a/cmd/hetty/main.go
+++ b/cmd/hetty/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"flag"
 	"log"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 	caCertFile string
 	caKeyFile  string
 	projPath   string
+	projName   string
 	addr       string
 	adminPath  string
 )
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&caCertFile, "cert", "~/.hetty/hetty_cert.pem", "CA certificate filepath. Creates a new CA certificate is file doesn't exist")
 	flag.StringVar(&caKeyFile, "key", "~/.hetty/hetty_key.pem", "CA private key filepath. Creates a new CA private key if file doesn't exist")
 	flag.StringVar(&projPath, "projects", "~/.hetty/projects", "Projects directory path")
+	flag.StringVar(&projName, "project", "", "Project to open on start")
 	flag.StringVar(&addr, "addr", ":8080", "TCP address to listen on, in the form \"host:port\"")
 	flag.StringVar(&adminPath, "adminPath", "", "File path to admin build")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -71,6 +74,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer projService.Close()
 
+	if projName != "" {
+		_, err = projService.Open(context.Background(), projName)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("[FATAL] Could not open project: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	scope := scope.New(db, projService)
 
 	reqLogService := reqlog.NewService(reqlog.Config{