diff --git a/openslides/main.py b/openslides/main.py
index 945cce87b..aab5ac203 100644
--- a/openslides/main.py
+++ b/openslides/main.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ KEY_LENGTH = 30
 _portable_db_path = object()
 
 
-def process_options(argv=None):
+def process_options(argv=None, check_args=True):
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv[1:]
 
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ def process_options(argv=None):
     if opts.version:
         print get_version()
         exit(0)
-    if args:
+
+    # Don't check for further args if we come from our custom management
+    # command, that always sets them
+    if args and not check_args:
+
         sys.stderr.write("This command does not take arguments!\n\n")
         parser.print_help()
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -113,8 +117,8 @@ def process_options(argv=None):
     return opts
 
 
-def main(argv=None):
-    opts = process_options(argv)
+def main(argv=None, check_args=True):
+    opts = process_options(argv, check_args)
     _main(opts)
 
 
diff --git a/openslides/utils/management/__init__.py b/openslides/utils/management/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/openslides/utils/management/commands/__init__.py b/openslides/utils/management/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/openslides/utils/management/commands/run-tornado.py b/openslides/utils/management/commands/run-tornado.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39c5d6361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/utils/management/commands/run-tornado.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+    Start script for OpenSlides.
+
+    :copyright: 2011, 2012 by OpenSlides team, see AUTHORS.
+    :license: GNU GPL, see LICENSE for more details.
+
+"""
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+from openslides.main import main
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    '''
+    Start the application using the tornado webserver
+    '''
+
+    help = 'Start the application using the tornado webserver'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        main(check_args=False)