diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 87a1b41..3f59517 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	utils.ClearTemporaryBans()
+	utils.EnsureFileExists("config.yml", "app/static/examples/config.example.yml")
+	utils.EnsureFileExists("relay_metadata.json", "app/static/examples/relay_metadata.example.json")
 
 	restartChan := make(chan struct{})
 	go utils.WatchConfigFile("config.yml", restartChan)
@@ -122,4 +123,4 @@ func ListenAndServe(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	} else {
 		routes.IndexHandler(w, r)
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}