diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9a0a6d..ede3340 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ Installs a bunch of scripts into the `scripts` directory of your project:
 * `gemfile` which switches between `Gemfile.erb` environments
 * `install-git-hooks` which will do just what it says
 * `hooks/pre-commit`, one of the hooks the prior script installs
-* `initialize-environment`, which bootstraps your locak environment so you can get up and running
+* `initialize-environment`, which bootstraps your local environment so you can get up and running
+
+## initialize-environment
+
+It will also try to run `rake bootstrap`, so add a `:bootstrap` task for things that should happen when you start going
+(make databases, other stuff, etc, whatever).
 
 ## Gemfile.erb?!
 
diff --git a/template/script/initialize-environment b/template/script/initialize-environment
index 5b6d1ae..a702166 100755
--- a/template/script/initialize-environment
+++ b/template/script/initialize-environment
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@ end
 puts "Installing git hooks"
 system %{script/install-git-hooks}
 
+puts "Trying to run rake bootstrap..."
+system %{rake bootstrap}
+
 puts "Done!"