diff --git a/startup.script_linux b/startup.script_linux
index 4eed336..a613349 100644
--- a/startup.script_linux
+++ b/startup.script_linux
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 # $Source: /cvs/A/CS/startup/startup.script_linux,v $
+
+# set EPICS according to BASE or default to 3.14.8
 epicsEnvSet EPICS, R3.14.8
-epicsEnvSet STREAM_PROTOCOL_PATH, .:$(PWD)/cfg
+epicsEnvSet EPICS, R$(BASE)
+
 epicsEnvSet EPICS_DRIVER_PATH, bin:snl:$(INSTBASE)/iocBoot/$(EPICS)/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
 epicsEnvSet TEMPLATES, $(INSTBASE)/iocBoot/templates
 epicsEnvSet CFG, $(PWD)/cfg
+epicsEnvSet STREAM_PROTOCOL_PATH, .:$(PWD)/cfg
+
+require sysmon
+dbLoadDatabase sysmon.template, $(TEMPLATES), "IOC=$(IOC),PC=$(IOC)"
 
 ! iocBootNotify.sh $(IOC) - \${SHELLBOX#*:} - $(_) $(PWD)/startup.script - $(EPICS) -