diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/bundle.sh b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/bundle.sh
index d653e2fd5..d2349039c 100755
--- a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/bundle.sh
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/bundle.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ install -m755 nweb "$MAIN_SRC_DIR/work/src/minimal_overlay/rootfs/usr/bin/nweb"
install -d -m755 "$MAIN_SRC_DIR/work/src/minimal_overlay/rootfs/srv/www" # FHS compliant location
install -m644 "$SRC_DIR/index.html" "$MAIN_SRC_DIR/work/src/minimal_overlay/rootfs/srv/www/index.html"
install -m644 "$SRC_DIR/favicon.ico" "$MAIN_SRC_DIR/work/src/minimal_overlay/rootfs/srv/www/favicon.ico"
+install -d -m755 "$MAIN_SRC_DIR/work/src/minimal_overlay/rootfs/etc"
+install -m755 "$SRC_DIR/nweb.sh" "$MAIN_SRC_DIR/work/src/minimal_overlay/rootfs/etc/nweb.sh"
echo "nweb has been installed."
-echo "run 'nweb 80 /srv/www &' on your minimal system to run it"
+echo "it will be autostarted on boot"
diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/index.html b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/index.html
index d99085b24..19920ae66 100644
--- a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/index.html
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/index.html
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
nweb
-nweb test page
+ nweb test page
It works!
+You can edit this file in /srv/www/index.html
All rights go to the original author of nweb Nigel Griffiths nag@uk.ibm.com
Feedback is welcome to Nigel Griffiths nag@uk.ibm.com
diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/nweb.sh b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/nweb.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac5389dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/nweb/nweb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "starting nweb on port 80 serving /srv/www"
+nweb 80 /srv/www