diff --git a/config/app_config_example.yml b/config/app_config.yml.example
similarity index 100%
rename from config/app_config_example.yml
rename to config/app_config.yml.example
diff --git a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
index 521f9f0a0..e739941e9 100644
--- a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ end
 
 if File.exist? "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml"
   all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml"
-  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config_example.yml" unless all_envs
+  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml.example" unless all_envs
 else
-  puts "WARNING: No config/app_config.yml found! Look at config/app_config_example.yml for help."
-  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config_example.yml"
+  puts "WARNING: No config/app_config.yml found! Look at config/app_config.yml.example for help."
+  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml.example"
 end
 
 if all_envs[Rails.env.to_s]
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 8fa72f23d..20fe90fdf 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def create
 end
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
   current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index 4ffa947e7..e2d8a5495 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'config/environment'
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
   current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index 50d41eb91..cc3000d0b 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'config/environment'
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
   current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"