diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..269fcf9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#; Pi-hole FTL config file
+#; Comments should start with #; to avoid issues with PHP and bash reading this file
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 5f69eb73..465c8cc1 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -1299,10 +1299,10 @@ installConfigs() {
     echo "${DNS_SERVERS}" > "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/dns-servers.conf"
     chmod 644 "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/dns-servers.conf"
 
-    # Install empty file if it does not exist
+    # Install template file if it does not exist
     if [[ ! -r "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole-FTL.conf" ]]; then
         install -d -m 0755 ${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}
-        if ! install -o pihole -m 664 /dev/null "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole-FTL.conf" &>/dev/null; then
+        if ! install -T -o pihole -m 664 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf" "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole-FTL.conf" &>/dev/null; then
             printf "  %bError: Unable to initialize configuration file %s/pihole-FTL.conf\\n" "${COL_LIGHT_RED}" "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}"
             return 1
         fi