diff --git a/src/MyWebLog/Handlers/Admin.fs b/src/MyWebLog/Handlers/Admin.fs
index 0484940..87fa88e 100644
--- a/src/MyWebLog/Handlers/Admin.fs
+++ b/src/MyWebLog/Handlers/Admin.fs
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ let private updateAssets themeId (zip : ZipArchive) conn = backgroundTask {
                     } conn
 }
 
+/// Get the theme name from the file name given
+let getThemeName (fileName : string) =
+    let themeName = fileName.Split(".").[0].ToLowerInvariant().Replace (" ", "-")
+    if Regex.IsMatch (themeName, """^[a-z0-9\-]+$""") then Some themeName else None
+
 /// Load a theme from the given stream, which should contain a ZIP archive
 let loadThemeFromZip themeName file clean conn = backgroundTask {
     use  zip     = new ZipArchive (file, ZipArchiveMode.Read)
@@ -441,9 +446,9 @@ let loadThemeFromZip themeName file clean conn = backgroundTask {
 let updateTheme : HttpHandler = fun next ctx -> task {
     if ctx.Request.HasFormContentType && ctx.Request.Form.Files.Count > 0 then
         let themeFile = Seq.head ctx.Request.Form.Files
-        let themeName = themeFile.FileName.Split(".").[0].ToLowerInvariant().Replace (" ", "-")
-        // TODO: add restriction for admin theme based on role
-        if Regex.IsMatch (themeName, """^[a-z0-9\-]+$""") then
+        match getThemeName themeFile.FileName with
+        | Some themeName ->
+            // TODO: add restriction for admin theme based on role
             let conn   = ctx.Conn
             use stream = new MemoryStream ()
             do! themeFile.CopyToAsync stream
@@ -451,8 +456,8 @@ let updateTheme : HttpHandler = fun next ctx -> task {
             do! ThemeAssetCache.refreshTheme (ThemeId themeName) conn
             do! addMessage ctx { UserMessage.success with message = "Theme updated successfully" }
             return! redirectToGet (WebLog.relativeUrl ctx.WebLog (Permalink "admin/dashboard")) next ctx
-        else
-            do! addMessage ctx { UserMessage.error with message = $"Theme name {themeName} is invalid" }
+        | None ->
+            do! addMessage ctx { UserMessage.error with message = $"Theme file name {themeFile.FileName} is invalid" }
             return! redirectToGet (WebLog.relativeUrl ctx.WebLog (Permalink "admin/theme/update")) next ctx
     else
         return! RequestErrors.BAD_REQUEST "Bad request" next ctx
diff --git a/src/MyWebLog/Maintenance.fs b/src/MyWebLog/Maintenance.fs
index 311e46a..aa9856d 100644
--- a/src/MyWebLog/Maintenance.fs
+++ b/src/MyWebLog/Maintenance.fs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 module MyWebLog.Maintenance
 
 open System
-open Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
-open RethinkDb.Driver.Net
-
-    
 open System.IO
+open Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
 open RethinkDb.Driver.FSharp
+open RethinkDb.Driver.Net
 
 /// Create the web log information
 let private doCreateWebLog (args : string[]) (sp : IServiceProvider) = task {
@@ -76,10 +74,8 @@ let private doCreateWebLog (args : string[]) (sp : IServiceProvider) = task {
 /// Create a new web log
 let createWebLog args sp = task {
     match args |> Array.length with
-    | 5 -> return! doCreateWebLog args sp
-    | _ ->
-        printfn "Usage: MyWebLog init [url] [name] [admin-email] [admin-pw]"
-        return! System.Threading.Tasks.Task.CompletedTask
+    | 5 -> do! doCreateWebLog args sp
+    | _ -> printfn "Usage: MyWebLog init [url] [name] [admin-email] [admin-pw]"
 }
 
 /// Import prior permalinks from a text files with lines in the format "[old] [new]"
@@ -117,10 +113,27 @@ let importPriorPermalinks urlBase file (sp : IServiceProvider) = task {
 }
 
 /// Import permalinks if all is well
-let importPermalinks args sp = task {
+let importLinks args sp = task {
     match args |> Array.length with
-    | 3 -> return! importPriorPermalinks args[1] args[2] sp
-    | _ ->
-        printfn "Usage: MyWebLog import-permalinks [url] [file-name]"
-        return! System.Threading.Tasks.Task.CompletedTask
+    | 3 -> do! importPriorPermalinks args[1] args[2] sp
+    | _ -> printfn "Usage: MyWebLog import-links [url] [file-name]"
+}
+
+/// Load a theme from the given ZIP file
+let loadTheme (args : string[]) (sp : IServiceProvider) = task {
+    if args.Length > 1 then
+        match Handlers.Admin.getThemeName args[1] with
+        | Some themeName ->
+            let conn   = sp.GetRequiredService<IConnection> ()
+            let clean  = if args.Length > 2 then bool.Parse args[2] else true
+            use stream = File.Open (args[1], FileMode.Open)
+            use copy = new MemoryStream ()
+            do! stream.CopyToAsync copy
+            do! Handlers.Admin.loadThemeFromZip themeName copy clean conn
+            printfn $"Theme {themeName} loaded successfully"
+        | None ->
+            printfn $"Theme file name {args[1]} is invalid"
+    else
+        printfn "Usage: MyWebLog load-theme [theme-zip-file-name] [*clean-load]"
+        printfn "         * optional, defaults to true"
 }
diff --git a/src/MyWebLog/Program.fs b/src/MyWebLog/Program.fs
index 8e51246..bd0fcb5 100644
--- a/src/MyWebLog/Program.fs
+++ b/src/MyWebLog/Program.fs
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ let main args =
     let app = builder.Build ()
     
     match args |> Array.tryHead with
-    | Some it when it = "init" ->
-        Maintenance.createWebLog args app.Services |> Async.AwaitTask |> Async.RunSynchronously
-    | Some it when it = "import-permalinks" ->
-        Maintenance.importPermalinks args app.Services |> Async.AwaitTask |> Async.RunSynchronously
+    | Some it when it = "init"         -> Maintenance.createWebLog args app.Services
+    | Some it when it = "import-links" -> Maintenance.importLinks  args app.Services
+    | Some it when it = "load-theme"   -> Maintenance.loadTheme    args app.Services
     | _ ->
         let _ = app.UseForwardedHeaders ()
         let _ = app.UseCookiePolicy (CookiePolicyOptions (MinimumSameSitePolicy = SameSiteMode.Strict))
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ let main args =
         let _ = app.UseSession ()
         let _ = app.UseGiraffe Handlers.Routes.endpoint
 
-        app.Run()
-
+        System.Threading.Tasks.Task.FromResult (app.Run ())
+    |> Async.AwaitTask |> Async.RunSynchronously
+    
     0 // Exit code
-