diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c11992bb0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Setup Python virtualenv
+echo "Setting up Python virtualenv..."
+eval "virtualenv ."
+eval "source bin/activate"
+echo "Python virtualenv setup successfully."
+
+# Install pip requirements
+echo "Installing pip requirements..."
+eval "pip install -r requirements.txt"
+echo "Installed pip requirements."
+echo "Installing and updating git submodules..."
+
+# Install git submodules
+eval "cd ./web && git submodule init && cd .."
+eval "git submodule update"
+echo "Done."
+echo "Please create and setup configs/config.json. Then, run 'python pokecli.py --config ./configs/config.json' or './run.sh' on Mac/Linux"
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diff --git a/pokecli.py b/pokecli.py
index 9a22a9f819..a3b3b1b452 100755
--- a/pokecli.py
+++ b/pokecli.py
@@ -160,8 +160,12 @@ def init_config():
     for key in config.__dict__:
         if key in load:
             config.__dict__[key] = load[key]
-    config.catch = load['catch']
-    config.release = load['release']
+            
+    if 'catch' in load:
+        config.catch = load['catch']
+
+    if 'release' in load:
+        config.release = load['release']
 
     if config.auth_service not in ['ptc', 'google']:
         logging.error("Invalid Auth service specified! ('ptc' or 'google')")
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..de2a09699b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Assumes the config file is created and named config.json
+# Starts PokemonGo-Bot
+eval "python pokecli.py --config ./configs/config.json"
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