diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e38b40e..55d1ec7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ lib64
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt
 install_valence.log
+etc/valence.conf.sample
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 .coverage
diff --git a/install_valence.sh b/install_valence.sh
index 64dbf7e..ddc9d67 100755
--- a/install_valence.sh
+++ b/install_valence.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ ! -d "/etc/valence" ]; then
 fi
 chown "$CURR_USER":"$CURR_USER" /etc/valence
 VALENCE_CONF=/etc/valence/valence.conf
-cp "$DIR"/etc/valence.conf.sample /etc/valence/valence.conf
+mv "$DIR"/etc/valence.conf.sample "$VALENCE_CONF"
 
 sudo sed -i "s/#debug\s*=.*/debug=true/" $VALENCE_CONF
 sudo sed -i "s/#log_level\s*=.*/log_level=debug/" $VALENCE_CONF