diff --git a/App/Containers/Example/ExampleScreen.js b/App/Containers/Example/ExampleScreen.js
index 19c300bc8..0af244313 100644
--- a/App/Containers/Example/ExampleScreen.js
+++ b/App/Containers/Example/ExampleScreen.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Platform, Text, View, Button } from 'react-native'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import { PropTypes } from 'prop-types'
 import ExampleActions from 'App/Stores/Example/Actions'
+import StartupActions from 'App/Stores/Startup/Actions'
 import { isHot } from 'App/Stores/Example/Selectors'
 import Style from './ExampleScreenStyle'
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ const instructions = Platform.select({
 
 class ExampleScreen extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.props.fetchTemperature()
+    this.props.startup()
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
 })
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
+  startup: () => dispatch(StartupActions.startup()),
   fetchTemperature: () => dispatch(ExampleActions.fetchTemperature()),
 })
 
diff --git a/App/Sagas/StartupSaga.js b/App/Sagas/StartupSaga.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e8c384fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/App/Sagas/StartupSaga.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { put } from 'redux-saga/effects'
+import ExampleActions from 'App/Stores/Example/Actions'
+
+/**
+ * The startup saga is the place to define behavior to execute when the application starts.
+ */
+export function* startup() {
+  // Dispatch a redux action using `put()`
+  // @see https://redux-saga.js.org/docs/basics/DispatchingActions.html
+  yield put(ExampleActions.fetchTemperature())
+}
diff --git a/App/Sagas/index.js b/App/Sagas/index.js
index 28348f01d..198086b81 100644
--- a/App/Sagas/index.js
+++ b/App/Sagas/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects'
 import { ExampleTypes } from 'App/Stores/Example/Actions'
+import { StartupTypes } from 'App/Stores/Startup/Actions'
 import { fetchTemperature } from './ExampleSaga'
+import { startup } from './StartupSaga'
 
 export default function* root() {
   yield [
     /**
      * @see https://redux-saga.js.org/docs/basics/UsingSagaHelpers.html
      */
+    // Run the startup saga when the application starts
+    takeLatest(StartupTypes.STARTUP, startup),
     // Call `fetchTemperature()` when a `FETCH_TEMPERATURE` action is triggered
     takeLatest(ExampleTypes.FETCH_TEMPERATURE, fetchTemperature),
   ]
diff --git a/App/Stores/Startup/Actions.js b/App/Stores/Startup/Actions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91e248210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/App/Stores/Startup/Actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { createActions } from 'reduxsauce'
+
+const { Types, Creators } = createActions({
+  startup: null,
+})
+
+export const StartupTypes = Types
+export default Creators