diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c91c869..af2a7fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ node_modules/
 /*
 !public/
 public/*
+!public/favicon.ico
 !public/assets
 public/assets/*
 !public/assets/images
diff --git a/brain/app.js b/brain/app.js
index 13b96b9..b4260b1 100644
--- a/brain/app.js
+++ b/brain/app.js
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ var session = require('express-session');
 var MemoryStore = require('memorystore')(session);
 var flash = require('connect-flash');
 var app = express();
-//var request = require('request');
+// favicon stuff
+//app.use(favicon(path.join(__dirname, 'favicons', 'favicon.ico')));
+
 // view engine setup
 app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, './views'));
 app.set('view engine', 'pug');
@@ -23,8 +25,7 @@ app.use(
 );
 app.use(cookieParser());
 app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../public'), { extensions: ['html'] }));
-//app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../content')));
-//app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../themes')));
+
 app.use(
 	session({
 		store: new MemoryStore({
diff --git a/public/favicon.ico b/public/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab85c7e
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/favicon.ico differ