diff --git a/btcpayserver/go.sh b/btcpayserver/go.sh
index 4f60cf3..1d70c17 100755
--- a/btcpayserver/go.sh
+++ b/btcpayserver/go.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 set -eu
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
+if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = btcpayserver ]; then
+    # send an updated ~/.bashrc so we have quicker access to cli tools
+    scp ./bashrc.txt "ubuntu@$BTCPAY_FQDN:$REMOTE_HOME/.bashrc"
+    ssh "$BTCPAY_FQDN" "chown ubuntu:ubuntu $REMOTE_HOME/.bashrc"
+    ssh "$BTCPAY_FQDN" "chmod 0664 $REMOTE_HOME/.bashrc"
+fi
+
 export DOCKER_HOST="ssh://ubuntu@$BTCPAY_FQDN"
 
 if [ "$STOP_SERVICES" = true ]; then