diff --git a/rattail_corepos/corepos/office/commands.py b/rattail_corepos/corepos/office/commands.py
index 11c5d11..2f023c6 100644
--- a/rattail_corepos/corepos/office/commands.py
+++ b/rattail_corepos/corepos/office/commands.py
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ CORE Office commands
 
 import sys
 
+import requests
+from requests.auth import HTTPDigestAuth
+
 from rattail import commands
 from rattail_corepos import __version__
 from rattail.util import load_object
 from rattail_corepos.corepos.office.util import get_fannie_config_value
+from rattail_corepos.config import core_office_url
 
 
 def main(*args):
@@ -129,3 +133,26 @@ class ImportSelf(commands.ImportSubcommand):
     name = 'import-self'
     description = __doc__.strip()
     handler_key = 'to_self.from_corepos_db_office_op.import'
+
+
+class PingInstall(commands.Subcommand):
+    """
+    Ping the /install URL in CORE Office (for DB setup)
+    """
+    name = 'ping-install'
+    description = __doc__.strip()
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        url = core_office_url(self.config, require=True)
+        url = f'{url}/install/'
+
+        # TODO: hacky re-using credentials from API config..
+        username = self.config.get('corepos.api', 'htdigest.username')
+        password = self.config.get('corepos.api', 'htdigest.password')
+
+        session = requests.Session()
+        if username and password:
+            session.auth = HTTPDigestAuth(username, password)
+
+        response = session.get(url)
+        response.raise_for_status()
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0ca4969..2b7d01f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ core_office.commands =
         import-csv = rattail_corepos.corepos.office.commands:ImportCSV
         import-self = rattail_corepos.corepos.office.commands:ImportSelf
         get-config-value = rattail_corepos.corepos.office.commands:GetConfigValue
+        ping-install = rattail_corepos.corepos.office.commands:PingInstall
 
 crepes.commands =
         export-core = rattail_corepos.corepos.commands:ExportCore