diff --git a/django_typer/scripts/bash.tmpl b/django_typer/scripts/bash.tmpl
index 02ad3da5..db81c75d 100644
--- a/django_typer/scripts/bash.tmpl
+++ b/django_typer/scripts/bash.tmpl
@@ -1,9 +1,31 @@
 %(complete_func)s() {
     local IFS=$'
 '
+    # Extract --settings and --pythonpath options and their values if present becase
+    # we need to pass these to the complete script - they may be necessary to find the command!
+    local settings_option=""
+    local pythonpath_option=""
+    
+    for ((i=0; i<COMP_CWORD; i++)); do
+        case "${COMP_WORDS[i]}" in
+            --settings)
+                # Ensure the next word exists and is not another flag
+                if [[ $((i + 1)) -lt $COMP_CWORD ]]; then
+                    settings_option="--settings=${COMP_WORDS[i+1]}"
+                fi
+                ;;
+            --pythonpath)
+                # Ensure the next word exists and is not another flag
+                if [[ $((i + 1)) -lt $COMP_CWORD ]]; then
+                    pythonpath_option="--pythonpath=${COMP_WORDS[i+1]}"
+                fi
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
     COMPREPLY=( $( env COMP_WORDS="${COMP_WORDS[*]}" \
                    COMP_CWORD=$COMP_CWORD \
-                   %(autocomplete_var)s=complete_bash $1 {{ django_command }} {{ color }} complete ) )
+                   %(autocomplete_var)s=complete_bash $1 {{ django_command }} ${settings_option:+${settings_option}} ${pythonpath_option:+${pythonpath_option}} {{ color }} complete ) )
     return 0
 }