diff --git a/reminder.wsgi b/reminder.wsgi
index 1fc0521..3672d3e 100644
--- a/reminder.wsgi
+++ b/reminder.wsgi
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 import os
 import sys
-sys.path.insert(1, os.path.dirname(__file__))
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr)
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
+activate_this = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'bin/activate_this.py')
+with open(activate_this) as file_:
+    exec(file_.read(), dict(__file__=activate_this))
+
 from app import create_app
 
 def application(environ, start_response):