diff --git a/example.config.json b/example.config.json
index 8769d2d..d999b9b 100644
--- a/example.config.json
+++ b/example.config.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
             "name": "",
             "uniqueId": "",
             "valueKey": "open",
-            "influxKey": "state"
+            "influxKey": "state",
+            "openScript": "this is optional"
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/watcher.js b/watcher.js
index a9bfb5b..9bafddc 100644
--- a/watcher.js
+++ b/watcher.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import axios from 'axios'
 import WebSocket from 'ws'
 import fs from 'fs'
+import exec from 'child_process'
 let config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('config.json', 'utf8'))
 let ws = new WebSocket(`ws://${config.servers.deconz.url}:${config.servers.deconz.websocketPort}`)
 
@@ -25,6 +26,14 @@ ws.on('message', msg => {
                 }).catch(error => {
                     console.error(error)
                 })
+                if (device.openScript){
+                    console.log("Running open script")
+                    try {
+                        console.log(exec.execSync(device.openScript).toString())
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        console.error(error)
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     } catch (error) {