diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
index c1b3e16a..da22a363 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def get_exec_path():
 
 def get_config(file_name, fallback = True):
     """Looks in cwd and in self.default_config_path for a config file."""
-
     # look for example file even if not used here, path is returned to caller
     config_found,example_found,example_copy = False,False,False
     config_path, example_path = None,None
@@ -88,17 +87,17 @@ def get_config(file_name, fallback = True):
         config_path = os.path.join(exec_dir, 'pyfpdb', file_name)
     else:
         config_path = os.path.join(exec_dir, file_name)
-#    print "config_path=", config_path
+        #print "config_path=", config_path
     if os.path.exists(config_path):    # there is a file in the cwd
         config_found = True            # so we use it
     else: # no file in the cwd, look where it should be in the first place
         default_dir = get_default_config_path()
         config_path = os.path.join(default_dir, file_name)
-#        print "config path 2=", config_path
+        #print "config path 2=", config_path
         if os.path.exists(config_path):
             config_found = True
-
-# Example configuration for debian package
+    
+    # Example configuration for debian package
     if os.name == 'posix':
         # If we're on linux, try to copy example from the place
         # debian package puts it; get_default_config_path() creates
@@ -112,7 +111,14 @@ def get_config(file_name, fallback = True):
                 msg = _("Config file has been created at %s.\n") % config_path
                 logging.info(msg)
             except IOError:
-                pass
+                try:
+                    example_path = file_name + '.example'
+                    shutil.copyfile(example_path, config_path)
+                    example_copy = True
+                    msg = _("Config file has been created at %s.\n") % config_path
+                    logging.info(msg)
+                except IOError:
+                    pass
 
 #    OK, fall back to the .example file, should be in the start dir
     elif os.path.exists(file_name + ".example"):