diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0ded025..9e1f770 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ENV RESTIC_PASSWORD=""
 ENV RESTIC_TAG=""
 ENV NFS_TARGET=""
 ENV BACKUP_CRON="0 */6 * * *"
+ENV RESTIC_INIT_ARGS=""
 ENV RESTIC_FORGET_ARGS=""
 ENV RESTIC_JOB_ARGS=""
 ENV MAILX_ARGS=""
diff --git a/entry.sh b/entry.sh
index 78558f3..7be1768 100755
--- a/entry.sh
+++ b/entry.sh
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ if [ -n "${NFS_TARGET}" ]; then
     mount -o nolock -v ${NFS_TARGET} /mnt/restic
 fi
 
-restic snapshots &>/dev/null
+restic snapshots ${RESTIC_INIT_ARGS} &>/dev/null
 status=$?
 echo "Check Repo status $status"
 
 if [ $status != 0 ]; then
     echo "Restic repository '${RESTIC_REPOSITORY}' does not exists. Running restic init."
-    restic init
+    restic init ${RESTIC_INIT_ARGS}
 
     init_status=$?
     echo "Repo init status $init_status"
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ crond
 
 echo "Container started."
 
-exec "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
+exec "$@"