diff --git a/01_set_env.sh b/01_set_env.sh
index dda5dad..1a87d12 100644
--- a/01_set_env.sh
+++ b/01_set_env.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ do
   [[ ! $exclude_vars =~ $regex ]] && echo "${file##*/}=$(cat $file)" >> ${R_HOME}/etc/Renviron.site || echo "skipping $file"
 done
 
+# Download a custom Rprofile.site
+wget -q https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/rstudio-rprofile/raw/branch/master/container-Rprofile.site -O ${R_HOME}/etc/Rprofile.site
+
 ## only file-owner (root) should read container_environment files:
 chmod 600 /var/run/s6/container_environment/*