diff --git a/ietf/virtualenv-manage.py b/ietf/virtualenv-manage.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+path = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+# Virtualenv support
+virtualenv_activation = os.path.join(path, "env", "bin", "activate_this.py")
+if os.path.exists(virtualenv_activation):
+    execfile(virtualenv_activation, dict(__file__=virtualenv_activation))
+else:
+    raise RuntimeError("Could not find the expected virtual python environment.")
+
+if not path in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, path)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "settings")
+
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)