diff --git a/lib/static_handler.js b/lib/static_handler.js
index a8af060..cd50d13 100644
--- a/lib/static_handler.js
+++ b/lib/static_handler.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ StaticHandler.contentTypeFor = function(ext) {
else if (ext == '.css') return 'text/css';
else if (ext == '.html') return 'text/html';
else if (ext == '.ico') return 'image/ico';
+ else if (ext == '.txt') return 'text/plain';
else {
winston.error('unable to determine content type for static asset with extension: ' + ext);
return 'text/plain';
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 0cc6796..5817aa3 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
+
+