diff --git a/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py b/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py
index c4f16b37..31868293 100644
--- a/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py
+++ b/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from azure.cosmos import exceptions, CosmosClient, PartitionKey
-import os, sys
-  
+import os, sys, json
+
+with open('/usr/src/app/cosmosdb-emulator/seed_database.json') as database_file:
+    seed_database=json.load(database_file)
+
 sys.path.append("/usr/src/app")
 
 DATABASE_ACCOUNT_URI = os.environ.get('DATABASE_ACCOUNT_URI')
@@ -21,23 +24,33 @@
 try:
     print('- Project')
     from time_tracker_api.projects.projects_model import container_definition as project_definition
-    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_definition)
+    project_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_definition)
+    for project in seed_database['projects']:
+        project_container.create_item(body=project)
 
     print('- Project type')
     from time_tracker_api.project_types.project_types_model import container_definition as project_type_definition
-    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_type_definition)
+    project_type_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_type_definition)
+    for project_type in seed_database['project_types']:
+        project_type_container.create_item(body=project_type)
 
     print('- Activity')
     from time_tracker_api.activities.activities_model import container_definition as activity_definition
-    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**activity_definition)
+    activity_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**activity_definition)
+    for activity in seed_database['activities']:
+        activity_container.create_item(body=activity)
 
     print('- Customer')
     from time_tracker_api.customers.customers_model import container_definition as customer_definition
-    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**customer_definition)
+    customer_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**customer_definition)
+    for customer in seed_database['customers']:
+        customer_container.create_item(body=customer)
 
     print('- Time entry')
     from time_tracker_api.time_entries.time_entries_model import container_definition as time_entry_definition
-    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**time_entry_definition)
+    time_entry_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**time_entry_definition)
+    for time_entry in seed_database['time_entries']:
+        time_entry_container.create_item(body=time_entry)
 
     print('- Technology')
     from time_tracker_api.technologies.technologies_model import container_definition as technologies_definition
@@ -45,5 +58,7 @@
 except exceptions.CosmosResourceExistsError as e:
     print("Unexpected error while creating initial database schema: %s" % e.message)
 
+database_file.close()
+
 print("Done!")