diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69e573cb..a4f745bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -721,6 +721,8 @@ You may also download or copy over individual mods using the `MODS` environment
 
 To install all of the server content (jars, mods, plugins, configs, etc) from a zip file, such as a CurseForge modpack that is missing a server start script, then set `GENERIC_PACK` to the container path of the zip file. That, combined with `TYPE`, allows for custom content along with container managed server download and install.  
 
+If multiple generic packs need to be applied together, set `GENERIC_PACKS` instead, with a comma separated list of zip file paths and/or URLs to zip files.
+
 ### Mod/Plugin URL Listing File 
 
 As an alternative to `MODS`, the variable `MODS_FILE` can be set with the path to a text file listing a mod/plugin URL on each line. For example, the following
diff --git a/scripts/start-setupModpack b/scripts/start-setupModpack
index 3d4f13be..18605299 100755
--- a/scripts/start-setupModpack
+++ b/scripts/start-setupModpack
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e -o pipefail
 : "${REMOVE_OLD_MODS_INCLUDE:=*.jar}"
 
 # shellcheck source=start-utils
-. "${SCRIPTS:-$(dirname "$0")}/start-utils"
+. "${SCRIPTS:-/}start-utils"
 isDebugging && set -x
 
 #  CURSE_URL_BASE used in manifest downloads below
@@ -158,28 +158,40 @@ case "X$EFFECTIVE_MANIFEST_FILE" in
 esac
 fi
 
-if [[ "${GENERIC_PACK}" ]]; then
-  if isURL "${GENERIC_PACK}"; then
-    log "Downloading generic pack ..."
-    if ! curl -fsSL -o /tmp/generic_pack.zip "${GENERIC_PACK}"; then
-      log "ERROR: failed to download ${GENERIC_PACK}"
-      exit 2
+: "${GENERIC_PACKS:=${GENERIC_PACK}}"
+
+if [[ "${GENERIC_PACKS}" ]]; then
+  IFS=',' read -ra packs <<< "${GENERIC_PACKS}"
+
+  packFiles=()
+  for pack in "${packs[@]}"; do
+    if isURL "$pack"; then
+      mkdir -p /data/packs
+      if ! outfile=$(get -o /data/packs --output-filename --skip-existing "$pack"); then
+        log "ERROR: failed to download $pack"
+        exit 2
+      fi
+      packFiles+=("$outfile")
+    else
+      packFiles+=("$pack")
     fi
-    GENERIC_PACK=/tmp/generic_pack.zip
-  fi
+  done
 
   sum_file=/data/.generic_pack.sum
   isDebugging && [ -f "$sum_file}" ] && cat "$sum_file"
   if ! sha256sum -c "${sum_file}" --status 2> /dev/null; then
     base_dir=/tmp/generic_pack_base
     mkdir -p ${base_dir}
-    isDebugging && ls -l "${GENERIC_PACK}"
-    unzip -q -d ${base_dir} "${GENERIC_PACK}"
+    for pack in "${packFiles[@]}"; do
+      isDebugging && ls -l "${pack}"
+      unzip -q -d ${base_dir} "${pack}"
+    done
 
     # recalculate the actual base directory of content
     base_dir=$(find "$base_dir" -type d \( -name mods -o -name plugins -o -name config \) -printf '%h' -quit)
     if [[ ! $base_dir ]]; then
-      log "Unable to find content base of generic pack ${GENERIC_PACK}"
+      log "ERROR: Unable to find content base of generic packs ${GENERIC_PACKS}. Directories:"
+      find /tmp/generic_pack_base -type d -printf '  - %P\n'
       exit 1
     fi
 
@@ -199,9 +211,10 @@ if [[ "${GENERIC_PACK}" ]]; then
     log "Applying generic pack ..."
     cp -R -f "${base_dir}"/* /data
     rm -rf /tmp/generic_pack_base
-    sha256sum "${GENERIC_PACK}" > "${sum_file}"
+
+    sha256sum "${packFiles[@]}" > "${sum_file}"
     isDebugging && cat "$sum_file"
   fi
 fi
 
-exec "${SCRIPTS:-$(dirname "$0")}/start-setupModconfig" "$@"
+exec "${SCRIPTS:-/}start-setupModconfig" "$@"
diff --git a/tests/generic-packs/docker-compose.test.yml b/tests/generic-packs/docker-compose.test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..210c54dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generic-packs/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: "3"
+
+services:
+  mc:
+    image: itzg/minecraft-server
+    environment:
+      EULA: "true"
+      GENERIC_PACKS: https://github.com/itzg/mc-image-helper/releases/download/v1.9.5/mc-image-helper-1.9.5.zip,/packs/testing.zip
+      DEBUG: "true"
+    volumes:
+      - ./packs:/packs
+      - data:/data
+
+volumes:
+  data: {}
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diff --git a/tests/generic-packs/packs/testing.zip b/tests/generic-packs/packs/testing.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bab4151
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