diff --git a/.htaccess.sample b/.htaccess.sample
index 33cdd17..f330197 100644
--- a/.htaccess.sample
+++ b/.htaccess.sample
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
+    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/uploads/.*
     RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
 </IfModule>
 
diff --git a/favicon.ico b/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29