diff --git a/build/package/deb/MakeInstall b/build/package/deb/MakeInstall
index d3eb584ee6..da55bc97c3 100755
--- a/build/package/deb/MakeInstall
+++ b/build/package/deb/MakeInstall
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 install:
 		mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/opt/tgstation-server
 		cp -r artifacts/* $(DESTDIR)/opt/tgstation-server
+		mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/tgstation-server
+		cp artifacts/appsettings.yml $(DESTDIR)/etc/tgstation-server/appsettings.ex.yml
+		echo -e "# tgstation-server configration file\n" > $(DESTDIR)/etc/tgstation-server/appsettings.Production.yml
+		dh_link $(DESTDIR)/etc/tgstation-server/appsettings.Production.yml $(DESTDIR)/opt/tgstation-server/appsettings.Production.yml
 
 uninstall:
 		mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/opt/tgstation-server