diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 6df952d..97047a5 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ Install it globally for quick access
 
 Optionally install it locally, to pin down versions if required.
 
-    $ npm i --save @crazyfactory/docker-project-cli 
+    $ npm i --save @crazyfactory/docker-project-cli
 
 
 ## Configuration
- 
+
 Configuration of DOPR can be done either via `package.json` under the `dopr` key or with a provided file defaulting to `docker-project.json`.
 
-Default configuration
+**Default configuration:**
 ```json
 {
   "file": ["./docker/docker-compose.yml"],
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Default configuration
       "command": "%action% %args%",
       "exec": false
     },
+    "pull": {
+      "command": "%action% %args%",
+      "exec": false
+    },
     "start": {
       "command": "%action% %args%",
       "exec": false
@@ -53,20 +57,50 @@ Default configuration
       "command": "%action% %args%",
       "user": "node"
     },
-    "npm": "%action% %args%",
+    "npm": {
+      "command": "%action% %args%",
+      "user": "node"
+    },
     "git": "%action% %args%",
     "yarn": "%action% %args%"
   }
 }
 ```
 
-Notes:
+*Notes:*
 - This will relay `up`, `down`, `start` and `stop` to `docker-compose -f <file> $params$`
 - This will add custom commands like `dopr bash ...`, `dopr composer ...` and `dopr optimize`
 - The `node` will be launched with the user `node` by default.
 - This will use a different config if NODE_ENV is set to *production* or if dopr is with `--env production`.
 - The `"file"` value can be array or string.
 
+**Sample configuration with all usecases:**
+
+```json
+{
+  "actions": {
+    "multiple-cmd": {
+      "command": ["echo multiple command as array", "@nested-cmd arg1 arg2"]
+    },
+    "nested-cmd": {
+      "command": ["echo nested command %args%", "@deepnested-cmd --opt1 val1 --opt2 val2"]
+    },
+    "deepnested-cmd": {
+      "command": ["echo deep nested command %args%"]
+    },
+    "host-cmd": {
+      "service": "@host",
+      "command": "docker-compose version"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+*Notes:*
+- The `"actions".[$key]."command"` can be either array or string.
+- The command can be reused or recalled by prefixing it with `@` (see sample above).
+- The command that should run in host context will need `"service"` value of `"@host"` (see sample above).
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### docker-compose shortcuts
@@ -76,8 +110,8 @@ To start you project in deamon mode run
 
     $ dopr up -d
 
-You can similarly use `down` and `stop`, just like you would with `docker-compose` directly. 
- 
+You can similarly use `down` and `stop`, just like you would with `docker-compose` directly.
+
 ### custom commands
 
 You can add simple custom commands, but we add some by default. They are passed through to the service specified in your dopr configuration.
@@ -86,7 +120,7 @@ For instance to open a bash session just run
 
     $ dopr bash
 
-You can similarly access `node`, `npm`, `git` and `composer` like so 
+You can similarly access `node`, `npm`, `git` and `composer` like so
 
     $ dopr npm run my-script
 
diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index 7104933..39a13fe 100644
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 const path = require('path');
-const {spawn} = require('child_process');
+const {execSync, spawnSync} = require('child_process');
 const program = require('commander');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const deepAssign = require('deep-assign');
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if (!packageConfig && !doprConfig) {
 if (typeof packageConfig.file === 'string') {
     packageConfig.file = [packageConfig.file];
 }
-if (typeof doprConfig.file === 'string') {
+if (doprConfig && typeof doprConfig.file === 'string') {
     doprConfig.file = [doprConfig.file];
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ if (cliAction.exec && !cliAction.service) {
 
 const dockerComposeFiles = [];
 
+// Validate/sanitize all docker-compose files!
 cliAction.file.forEach((file, pos) => {
     file = path.resolve(file);
 
@@ -130,41 +131,72 @@ cliAction.file.forEach((file, pos) => {
     dockerComposeFiles.push('--file', file);
 });
 
-// Parse command
-const cliCommand = cliAction.command
-    .replace('%action%', action || '')
-    .replace('%args%', args.join(' '))
-    .split(' ');
-
-// Args
-const user = cliAction.user ? ['--user', cliAction.user] : [];
-
-const cliArgs = dockerComposeFiles
-    .concat(cliAction.exec ? ['exec', ...user, cliAction.service] : [])
-    .concat(cliAction.detached ? ['-d'] : [])
-    .concat(cliAction.privileged ? ['--privileged'] : [])
-    .concat(cliAction.index ? ['--index', cliAction.index] : [])
-    .concat(cliCommand);
-
-if (program.verbose) {
-    console.log(chalk.gray('ENV: ' + env));
-    console.log(chalk.gray('CWD: ' + basePath));
-    console.log(chalk.gray('CMD: docker-compose ' + cliArgs.join(' ')));
+// Supporting array command so treat anything else as array as well.
+if (typeof cliAction.command === 'string') {
+    cliAction.command = [cliAction.command];
 }
 
-// Fire!
-const childProcess = spawn('docker-compose', cliArgs, {
+const cliOptions = {
     cwd: basePath,
-    env,
     stdio: 'inherit',
     shell: true
-});
+};
 
-childProcess.on('close', code => {
+const exitHandler = code => {
     if (program.verbose) {
         console.log((code > 0 ? chalk.red : chalk.gray)(`command exited with code ${code}`));
     }
 
     // Pass through exit code
-    process.exit(code);
+    if (code !== 0) {
+        process.exit(code);
+    }
+};
+
+// Run commands synchronously one after another!
+cliAction.command.forEach(command => {
+    if (program.verbose) {
+        console.log(chalk.gray('ENV: ' + env));
+        console.log(chalk.gray('CWD: ' + basePath));
+    }
+
+    // Is it a reference to another action?
+    if (command[0] === '@') {
+        const refArgs = dockerProjectArgs.slice(2).concat(command.substr(1));
+
+        if (program.verbose) {
+            console.log(chalk.gray('CMD: dopr ' + refArgs.join(' ')));
+        }
+
+        // Fire!
+        return exitHandler(spawnSync('dopr ', refArgs, cliOptions).status);
+    }
+
+    // Command is expected to run in host context!
+    if (cliAction.service === '@host') {
+        return execSync(command, cliOptions);
+    }
+
+    // Parse command
+    const cliCommand = command
+        .replace('%action%', action || '')
+        .replace('%args%', args.join(' '))
+        .split(' ');
+
+    // Args
+    const user = cliAction.user ? ['--user', cliAction.user] : [];
+
+    const cliArgs = dockerComposeFiles
+        .concat(cliAction.exec ? ['exec', ...user, cliAction.service] : [])
+        .concat(cliAction.detached ? ['-d'] : [])
+        .concat(cliAction.privileged ? ['--privileged'] : [])
+        .concat(cliAction.index ? ['--index', cliAction.index] : [])
+        .concat(cliCommand);
+
+    if (program.verbose) {
+        console.log(chalk.gray('CMD: docker-compose ' + cliArgs.join(' ')));
+    }
+
+    // Fire!
+    exitHandler(spawnSync('docker-compose', cliArgs, cliOptions).status);
 });
diff --git a/src/internals.spec.js b/src/internals.spec.js
index 66513d6..7daa797 100644
--- a/src/internals.spec.js
+++ b/src/internals.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import test from 'ava';
 
-import {preprocessArgs, parseConfigActions, parseConfig} from './internals';
+import {preprocessArgs, parseConfigActions, parseConfig, collect} from './internals';
 
 test('preprocessArgs() with empty array', t => {
     t.deepEqual(preprocessArgs(['node.exe', 'cli.js']), {
@@ -145,3 +145,10 @@ test('parseConfig()', t => {
 
     t.deepEqual(parseConfig(config), expected);
 });
+
+test('collect()', t => {
+    const memo = [];
+
+    t.deepEqual(collect(1, memo), [1]);
+    t.deepEqual(collect('a', memo), [1, 'a']);
+});