diff --git a/pxe/install-pxe.sh b/pxe/install-pxe.sh
index 1d71e52..70a1a69 100755
--- a/pxe/install-pxe.sh
+++ b/pxe/install-pxe.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ init_config() {
         PXE_DIR="$(pwd)"
 
         if [ ! -f ./.env ]; then
+                cp -v ./.env.example ./.env
                 echo "WARNING: .env was not there, .env.example was copied, this only happens once"
         fi
         . ./.env