diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 5a75cfe..1f3e40d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include_file() {
 cp install.sh tmp1
 i=1
 for f in archives.html article.html \
-  fugitive.css print.css \
+  fugitive.css print.css README \
   post-commit.sh post-receive.sh; do
   j=$((1 - i))
   include_file tmp$i $f > tmp$j
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 4320f7e..8505ef9 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ fugitive_install() {
 EOF
   fugitive_write_template > _templates/archives.html <<EOF
 #INCLUDE:archives.html#
+EOF
+  echo "done."
+  echo -n "Writing dummy article (README)... "
+  (base64 -d | gunzip) > _articles/README <<EOF
+#INCLUDE:README#
 EOF
   echo "done."
   echo -n "Writing default css files... "
@@ -60,8 +65,8 @@ EOF
   git add _templates/* fugitive.css print.css >/dev/null
   git commit -m "fugitive inital import" >/dev/null
   echo "done."
-  echo -n "Preventing git to track temp files... "
-  echo "*~" > .git/info/exclude
+  echo -n "Preventing git to track temporary and generated files... "
+  echo "*~\nindex.html\narchives.html" > .git/info/exclude
   echo "done."
   cd - >/dev/null
   echo "Installation complete, please see the README file for an howto."