diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index c2e812f..8bfab4b 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ case "$ROLE" in
 		rm -rf static/*
 		python manage.py collectstatic
 		python manage.py migrate
+		python manage.py importhtml
 		gunicorn shiftregister.wsgi -b 0.0.0.0:8000 "$@"
 		;;
 	worker)
diff --git a/shiftregister/pages/apps.py b/shiftregister/pages/apps.py
index d81fff3..b1e3e3d 100644
--- a/shiftregister/pages/apps.py
+++ b/shiftregister/pages/apps.py
@@ -1,29 +1,7 @@
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 from pathlib import Path
-from django.db.models.signals import post_migrate
-
-
-def read_pages(sender, **kwargs):
-    from .models import Page
-
-    print("pages init")
-    content_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "default_content"
-    for file in content_path.iterdir():
-        slug = file.stem
-        p, created = Page.objects.get_or_create(url=slug)
-        if not created:
-            continue
-        p.content = file.read_text()
-        p.title = slug
-        p.save()
-        print(f"created new page for slug {slug}")
 
 
 class PagesConfig(AppConfig):
     default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
     name = "shiftregister.pages"
-
-    def ready(self):
-        # we use thios signal so our code is not called before the schema is migrated
-        # and not during makemigrations/migrate
-        post_migrate.connect(read_pages, sender=self)
diff --git a/shiftregister/pages/management/__init__.py b/shiftregister/pages/management/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/shiftregister/pages/management/commands/__init__.py b/shiftregister/pages/management/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/shiftregister/pages/management/commands/importhtml.py b/shiftregister/pages/management/commands/importhtml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24dccf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shiftregister/pages/management/commands/importhtml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from ...models import Page
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "add missing cms files to database"
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--force",
+            action="store_true",
+            help="Always overwrite content",
+        )
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        content_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent / "default_content"
+        for file in content_path.iterdir():
+            slug = file.stem
+            p, created = Page.objects.get_or_create(url=slug)
+            if (not created) and (not options["force"]):
+                continue
+            p.content = file.read_text()
+            p.title = slug
+            p.save()
+            print(f"created new page for slug {slug}")