diff --git a/config/entrypoint.sh b/config/entrypoint.sh
index a1e4804..d9b7385 100755
--- a/config/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/config/entrypoint.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 # run framework setups
 if [ -d /scripts/frameworks ]; then
+  cd /application
   echo "[-] Calling framework setup scripts..."
   for filename in /scripts/frameworks/*.sh; do
     sh "$filename" && break
diff --git a/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh b/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh
index 0e0a572..6cb5986 100644
--- a/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh
+++ b/config/frameworks/10-symfony.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,18 @@ if [ ! -f /application/symfony.lock ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "  == Detected Symfony project"
-cd /application
+if [ -d /application/config/bolt ]; then
+    echo "  == Detected Symfony (Bolt) project"
+    VARIANT=bolt
+else
+    echo "  == Detected Symfony project"
+    VARIANT=vanilla
+fi
+
+if [ -f /application/.symfony-preinit ]; then
+    echo "  -> Running container-provided .symfony-preinit script"
+    sh /application/.symfony-preinit
+fi
 
 echo "  -> Installing dependencies using composer..."
 /usr/bin/composer install --no-dev --no-cache --optimize-autoloader --no-progress -q || exit 0
@@ -16,7 +26,7 @@ if [ -f /application/.symfony-init ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "  -> Testing environment..."
-if bin/console &>/dev/null; then
+if bin/console about -q; then
     echo "  ++ Successful"
 else
     echo "  !! Failed"
diff --git a/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh b/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh
index 3c25379..ecfab1c 100644
--- a/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh
+++ b/config/frameworks/90-composer.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if [ ! -f /application/composer.json ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "  == Detected composer project."
-cd /application
 echo "  -> Installing dependencies using composer..."
 /usr/bin/composer install --no-dev --no-cache --optimize-autoloader --no-progress -q || exit 0
 
diff --git a/templates/symfony.Dockerfile b/templates/symfony.Dockerfile
index fbb3050..90acee5 100644
--- a/templates/symfony.Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/symfony.Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+#
 # Dockerfile template for Symfony based projects using PHP 8.3
 #
 # Magic files (in /application):
 #
-#   .nginx-site     Override nginx site default.conf
-#   .symfony-init   Initializes Symfony framework install
+#   .nginx-site         Override nginx site default.conf
+#   .symfony-preinit    Called before composer install
+#   .symfony-init       Called after compose install
 #
 
 FROM dev.noccylabs.info/noccylabs/alpine-php83-aio:latest