diff --git a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/intellij/actions/LibertyDevStartContainerAction.java b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/intellij/actions/LibertyDevStartContainerAction.java
index 7974ac5be..df4e63138 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/intellij/actions/LibertyDevStartContainerAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/intellij/actions/LibertyDevStartContainerAction.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ protected void executeLibertyAction(LibertyModule libertyModule) {
         String startCmd;
         try {
             startCmd = projectType.equals(Constants.LIBERTY_MAVEN_PROJECT) ? LibertyMavenUtil.getMavenSettingsCmd(project) + Constants.LIBERTY_MAVEN_START_CONTAINER_CMD : LibertyGradleUtil.getGradleSettingsCmd(project) + Constants.LIBERTY_GRADLE_START_CONTAINER_CMD;
+            startCmd += libertyModule.getCustomStartParams();
         } catch (LibertyException ex) {
             // in this case, the settings specified to mvn or gradle are invalid and an error was launched by getMavenSettingsCmd or getGradleSettingsCmd
             LOGGER.warn(ex.getMessage()); // Logger.error creates an entry on "IDE Internal Errors", which we do not want