diff --git a/screening/dist/admin/backup-config.sh b/screening/dist/admin/backup-config.sh
index f5a44b8c9260c9a46be4a849b97fb9e2764ea79f..37313a275ee17702f039ffce3f80c57c0f8fc711 100755
--- a/screening/dist/admin/backup-config.sh
+++ b/screening/dist/admin/backup-config.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ cp $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/log.xml $CONF/
 cp $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/bin/openbis.conf $CONF/
 cp $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/jetty.xml $CONF/
 cp $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/bin/jetty.properties $CONF/
+cp $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/webapps/openbis/welcomePageSimple.html $CONF/
 # not always present
 cp $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/openBIS.keystore $CONF/.keystore 
 cp $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/passwd $CONF/
diff --git a/screening/dist/admin/restore-config-from-backup.sh b/screening/dist/admin/restore-config-from-backup.sh
index fbb4dfde115b3137819ddba46ddf3b9c790eb859..fc10170caf6821b651aaeb209860830e4c938f94 100755
--- a/screening/dist/admin/restore-config-from-backup.sh
+++ b/screening/dist/admin/restore-config-from-backup.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ cp $CONF/log.xml $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/
 cp $CONF/openbis.conf $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/bin/
 cp $CONF/jetty.xml $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/
 cp $CONF/jetty.properties $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/bin/
+cp $CONF/welcomePageSimple.html $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/webapps/openbis/ 
 # not always present
 cp $CONF/.keystore $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/openBIS.keystore
 cp $CONF/passwd $ROOT/openBIS-server/jetty/etc/