diff --git a/ng/ng.tcl b/ng/ng.tcl
index 885a4b07..5b31c1b8 100644
--- a/ng/ng.tcl
+++ b/ng/ng.tcl
@@ -298,5 +298,6 @@ if { [catch { load libdemoapp.so demoapp } result ] } {
 #    puts "cannot load demoapp" 
 #    puts "error: $result"
 } {
+    catch { source ${ngdir}/demoapp.tcl }
 }