diff --git a/node-scripts/spec/pipeline3/scripts.spec.js b/node-scripts/spec/pipeline3/scripts.spec.js
index 3098492..9a14e0e 100644
--- a/node-scripts/spec/pipeline3/scripts.spec.js
+++ b/node-scripts/spec/pipeline3/scripts.spec.js
@@ -188,10 +188,17 @@ describe("Scripts", function() {
       uuid: "1-22-333",
       scripts: [
         {
-          type: "shell",
+          type: "dockerExecShell",
           executionStage: "6",
           conditions: ["data"],
           value: "/a/script.sh"
+        },
+        {
+          type: "hostExecShell",
+          executionStage: "5",
+          conditions: ["data", "artifacts", "deployment"],
+          value:
+            "sudo chmod 777 -R /var/docker-volumes/ozone/ozone-dev/artifacts"
         }
       ],
       deployment: {
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ describe("Scripts", function() {
     script = [];
     script.push("some commands");
     instanceDef.scripts.push({
-      type: "shell",
+      type: "dockerExecShell",
       executionStage: "6",
       conditions: ["artifacts"],
       restart: "true",
@@ -303,7 +310,6 @@ describe("Scripts", function() {
       config,
       process.env
     );
-
     expect(scriptsToRun.script).toEqual([
       "some commands",
       scripts.remote(
@@ -435,7 +441,7 @@ describe("Scripts", function() {
       uuid: "1-22-333",
       scripts: [
         {
-          type: "shell",
+          type: "dockerExecShell",
           executionStage: "6",
           conditions: ["data"],
           value: "/a/script.sh"
diff --git a/node-scripts/spec/utils/resources/test_instances_1.json b/node-scripts/spec/utils/resources/test_instances_1.json
index 65e2e35..bb3e51b 100644
--- a/node-scripts/spec/utils/resources/test_instances_1.json
+++ b/node-scripts/spec/utils/resources/test_instances_1.json
@@ -212,33 +212,33 @@
     ],
     "scripts": [
       {
-        "type": "shell",
+        "type": "dockerExecShell",
         "executionStage": "5",
         "conditions": ["data"],
         "value": "/stage/5/script.sh"
       },
       {
-        "type": "shell",
+        "type": "dockerExecShell",
         "executionStage": "5",
         "conditions": ["data", "artifacts"],
         "value": "/usr/bin/bahmni -i local.inventory concat-configs"
       },
       {
-        "type": "shell",
+        "type": "dockerExecShell",
         "executionStage": "7",
         "conditions": ["data", "deployment"],
         "restart": "false",
         "value": "/some/script.sh"
       },
       {
-        "type": "shell",
+        "type": "dockerExecShell",
         "executionStage": "7",
         "conditions": ["data", "deployment"],
         "restart": "true",
         "value": "/some/script.sh"
       },
       {
-        "type": "shell",
+        "type": "dockerExecShell",
         "executionStage": "6",
         "conditions": ["data", "deployment"],
         "value": "/another/script.sh"
diff --git a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeFromArtifact.js b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeFromArtifact.js
index a62e598..3dadb9d 100644
--- a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeFromArtifact.js
+++ b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeFromArtifact.js
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return script + "\n";
   },
+  hostExec: command => {
+    let script = "";
+    script += command + "\n";
+    return script + "\n";
+  },
   setProperties: function(instanceDef, property, output) {
     let script = "";
     let path = require("path");
diff --git a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGenericMaven.js b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGenericMaven.js
index 5ce17e0..4f31a86 100644
--- a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGenericMaven.js
+++ b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGenericMaven.js
@@ -409,6 +409,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return script + "\n";
   },
+  hostExec: command => {
+    let script = "";
+    script += command + "\n";
+    return script + "\n";
+  },
   setProperties: function(instanceDef, property, output) {
     let script = "";
     let path = require("path");
diff --git a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGit.js b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGit.js
index f566379..059fabd 100644
--- a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGit.js
+++ b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeGit.js
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return script + "\n";
   },
+  hostExec: command => {
+    let script = "";
+    script += command + "\n";
+    return script + "\n";
+  },
   setProperties: function(instanceDef, property, output) {
     let script = "";
     let path = require("path");
diff --git a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeMaven.js b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeMaven.js
index 062b401..9fbfd9b 100644
--- a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeMaven.js
+++ b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerComposeMaven.js
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ module.exports = {
   down: dockerComposeGit.down,
   pull: dockerComposeGit.pull,
   exec: dockerComposeGit.exec,
+  hostExec: dockerComposeGit.hostExec,
   setProperties: dockerComposeGit.setProperties,
   setLinks: dockerComposeGit.setLinks,
   getInstanceServicesAsStringList:
diff --git a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerMonolith.js b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerMonolith.js
index 09751fb..ec7f199 100644
--- a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerMonolith.js
+++ b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/impl/dockerMonolith.js
@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ module.exports = {
     return script + "\n";
   },
 
+  hostExec: command => {
+    let script = "";
+    script += command + "\n";
+    return script + "\n";
+  },
+
   /**
    * Copy 'source' located on the host to the container's 'destination'.
    *
diff --git a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/scripts.js b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/scripts.js
index 0003cf4..c80fc60 100644
--- a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/scripts.js
+++ b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/scripts.js
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ module.exports = {
     instanceDef,
     currentStage,
     config,
-    processEnv
+    processEnv,
+    postStart = true
   ) {
     var changes = [];
     if (processEnv[config.varArtifactsChanges()] === "true") {
@@ -511,11 +512,16 @@ module.exports = {
       var deploymentTypeScripts = require("./impl/" +
         instanceDef.deployment.type);
       var runScript = "";
-      if (item.type === "shell") {
+      if (item.type === "dockerExecShell" && postStart) {
         runScript += module.exports.remote(
           ssh,
           deploymentTypeScripts.exec(instanceDef, item.value, item.service)
         );
+      } else if (item.type === "hostExecShell" && !postStart) {
+        runScript += module.exports.remote(
+          ssh,
+          deploymentTypeScripts.hostExec(item.value)
+        );
       } else if (item.type === "python") {
         // TODO: to be implemented
       } else if (item.type === "sql") {
diff --git a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/start-instance.js b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/start-instance.js
index 252b6db..fa64962 100644
--- a/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/start-instance.js
+++ b/node-scripts/src/pipeline3/start-instance.js
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ script.headComment = "# Autogenerated script for the instance start/restart...";
 script.body = [];
 script.body.push("set -e\n");
 
+var computedPreStartScripts = scripts.computeAdditionalScripts(
+  script.body,
+  instanceDef,
+  currentStage,
+  config,
+  process.env,
+  false
+);
+script.body = computedPreStartScripts.script;
+
 // 'artifacts'
 
 if (process.env[config.varArtifactsChanges()] === "true") {
@@ -96,14 +106,14 @@ if (process.env[config.varPropertiesChanges()] === "true") {
 }
 
 // Set the Timezone if provided
-var computedScript = scripts.computeAdditionalScripts(
+var computedPostStartScript = scripts.computeAdditionalScripts(
   script.body,
   instanceDef,
   currentStage,
   config,
   process.env
 );
-script.body = computedScript.script;
+script.body = computedPostStartScript.script;
 
 // Final restart
 if (!(process.env[config.varDeploymentChanges()] === "true")) {