diff --git a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
index ab4089b..a35951c 100644
--- a/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ frontend http-in
 
 	# acl for lua check whitelisted IPs/subnets and some excluded paths
 	acl is_excluded src,map_ip(/etc/haproxy/map/whitelist.map) -m found
-	acl is_excluded path /favicon.ico #add more
+	acl is_excluded path /favicon.ico /.basedflare/pow-icon #add more
 
 	# acl ORs for when ddos_mode_enabled
 	acl ddos_mode_enabled_override str("true"),map(/etc/haproxy/map/ddos_global.map) -m found
diff --git a/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua b/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua
index 4d5fadc..9777b8b 100644
--- a/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua
+++ b/src/lua/scripts/templates.lua
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ _M.noscript_extra_sha256 = [[
 -- title with favicon and hostname
 _M.site_name_section = [[
 		<h3 class="pt">
-			<img src="/favicon.ico" width="64" height="64" alt=" ">
+			<img src="/.basedflare/pow-icon" width="64" height="64" alt=" ">
 			%s
 		</h3>
 ]]