diff --git a/modules/django.py b/modules/django.py
index 2e1f6c0..820c035 100644
--- a/modules/django.py
+++ b/modules/django.py
@@ -37,29 +37,56 @@ def test(args=None):
 
 
 @task
-def commandline(args=""):
+def commandline(args="", workingdir=None):
     """
     prints out what you need to run on the command line to invoke manage.py
     """
     configuration = env.config
 
-    commandline = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} --pythonpath='{djangoroot}'" \
-                  " --settings={djangosettings}".format(
-                      djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
-                      args=args,
-                      djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
+    if workingdir:
+        commandline = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} " \
+            "--pythonpath='{djangoroot}' " \
+            "--settings={djangosettings}".format(
+                djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
+                args=args,
+                djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
+    else:
+        commandline = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} --pythonpath='{djangoroot}'" \
+            " --settings={djangosettings}".format(
+                djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
+                args=args,
+                djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,)
 
     print(commandline)
 
 
 @task
-def manage(args=""):
+def manage(args="", workingdir=None):
     configuration = env.config
 
     # changes the working directory to the djangoroot
     from fabric.context_managers import cd
 
     with virtualenv():
+        if workingdir:
+            with cd(workingdir):
+                fabcommand = "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} " \
+                    "--pythonpath='{djangoroot}' " \
+                    "--settings={djangosettings}".format(
+                        djangoroot=configuration.paths.django.root,
+                        args=args,
+                        djangosettings=configuration.imports.settings,
+                    )
+
+                if env.debug:
+                    print("fabcommand: %s" % fabcommand)
+                    print("workingdir: %s" % workingdir)
+                else:
+                    output = fabric_ops.run(
+                        fabcommand,
+                        # MAKE SURE THIS IS ALWAYS HERE!
+                        shell='/bin/bash')
+
         with cd(configuration.paths.django.root):
             output = fabric_ops.run(
                 "{djangoroot}/manage.py {args} --pythonpath='{djangoroot}' "
@@ -151,18 +178,11 @@ def startapp(appname='help'):
     if handle_help(appname, msg_help, 'help'):
         sys.exit()
 
-    destination = os.path.join(configuration.paths.django.apps, appname)
+    command = "startapp {appname}".format(
+        appname=appname)
 
-    cmd_mkdir = "mkdir {destination}".format(
-        destination=destination)
+    manage(command, workingdir=configuration.paths.django.apps)
 
-    command = "startapp {appname} {destination}".format(
-        appname=appname,
-        destination=destination)
-
-    fabric_ops.run(cmd_mkdir)
-
-    manage(command)
     # with lcd(configuration.paths.django.apps):
     #     manage(command)