diff --git a/static/.htaccess b/static/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d5b38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# own 404 handler
+ErrorDocument 404 /404.html
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 8be9a0f..5908bb5 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ export GIT_COMMIT_SHA=`git rev-parse --verify HEAD`
 export GIT_COMMIT_SHA_SHORT=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`
 ./hugo
 
+# copy .htaccess
+cp -f static/.htaccess public
+
 # current date
 date -Iseconds