diff --git a/tools/striker-access-database b/tools/striker-access-database
index d1cbadb4..3aa82f9f 100755
--- a/tools/striker-access-database
+++ b/tools/striker-access-database
@@ -41,19 +41,36 @@ if (not $anvil->data->{sys}{database}{connections})
 	$anvil->nice_exit({ exit_code => 1 });
 }
 
-my $db_uuid     = $anvil->data->{switches}{'uuid'};
-my $sql_query   = $anvil->data->{switches}{'query'};
-my $access_mode = defined $anvil->data->{switches}{'mode'} ? $anvil->data->{switches}{'mode'} : "";
+my $db_uuid       = $anvil->data->{switches}{'uuid'};
+my $db_sub_name   = defined $anvil->data->{switches}{'sub'} ? $anvil->data->{switches}{'sub'} : "";
+my $db_sub_params = defined $anvil->data->{switches}{'sub-params'} ? $anvil->data->{switches}{'sub-params'} : "{}";
+my $sql_query     = $anvil->data->{switches}{'query'};
+my $access_mode   = defined $anvil->data->{switches}{'mode'} ? $anvil->data->{switches}{'mode'} : "";
 
 if ($sql_query)
 {
 	my $results = db_access({ db_uuid => $db_uuid, sql_query => $sql_query, access_mode => $access_mode });
-
 	print JSON->new->utf8->encode($results)."\n";
 }
+elsif ($anvil->Database->can($db_sub_name))
+{
+    my $decoded_db_sub_params;
+    my $is_decode_json_success = eval {
+        $decoded_db_sub_params = decode_json($db_sub_params);
+    };
+
+    if (not $is_decode_json_success)
+    {
+        print "error: failed to parse subroutine parameters\n";
+        $anvil->nice_exit({ exit_code => 1 });
+    }
+
+    my $results = $anvil->Database->${db_sub_name}($decoded_db_sub_params);
+    print JSON->new->utf8->encode({ sub_results => $results })."\n";
+}
 else
 {
-	print "error: missing --query and its parameter\n";
+	print "error: missing switches and perhaps their respective parameters; one of --query or --sub is required\n";
 	$anvil->nice_exit({ exit_code => 1 });
 }