diff --git a/scripts/alphanet.sh b/scripts/alphanet.sh
index 0ec53762a..2fbb763ba 100755
--- a/scripts/alphanet.sh
+++ b/scripts/alphanet.sh
@@ -513,6 +513,12 @@ case $(basename $0) in
         docker_compose_base_name=zeronet
         default_port=19732
         ;;
+    betanet.sh)
+        docker_base_dir="$HOME/.tezos-betanet"
+        docker_image=tezos/tezos:betanet
+        docker_compose_base_name=betanet
+        default_port=9732
+        ;;
     *)
         docker_base_dir="$HOME/.tezos-alphanet"
         docker_image=tezos/tezos:alphanet
diff --git a/scripts/betanet.sh b/scripts/betanet.sh
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..34a626507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/betanet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alphanet.sh
\ No newline at end of file