diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 9bf7de73b15..6e480e42c94 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SAMPLES="
     universe_wsgi.ini.sample
     tool-data/shared/ucsc/builds.txt.sample
     tool-data/*.sample
+    static/welcome.html.sample
 "
 
 # Create any missing config/location files
diff --git a/static/welcome.html b/static/welcome.html.sample
similarity index 100%
rename from static/welcome.html
rename to static/welcome.html.sample