diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts
index 1b9d605dd..50d685921 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
   moveCorruptFile,
   parseJsonFile,
 } from './projectServiceUtils.js';
+import { populateOntimeLogo } from '../../setup/loadOntimeLogo.js';
 
 type ProjectState =
   | {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ async function loadProject(projectData: DatabaseModel, fileName: string, rundown
  * Loads the demo project
  */
 export async function loadDemoProject(): Promise<string> {
+  populateOntimeLogo();
   return createProject(config.demoProject, demoDb);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts b/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts
index 9bcf54b5f..a6dd332fe 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export const srcFiles = {
   translationReadme: join(srcDir.root, config.user, config.translations.directory, 'README.md'),
   /** Path to login */
   login: join(srcDir.root, 'html/login.html'),
+  /** Path to ontime-logo */
+  logo: join(srcDir.root, config.user, config.logo, 'ontime-logo.png'),
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/apps/server/src/setup/loadOntimeLogo.ts b/apps/server/src/setup/loadOntimeLogo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8ef3a813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/setup/loadOntimeLogo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { copyFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { ensureDirectory } from '../utils/fileManagement.js';
+
+import { publicDir, srcFiles } from './index.js';
+import { basename, join } from 'path';
+
+/**
+ * @description ensures directories exist and populates ontime logo
+ */
+export function populateOntimeLogo() {
+  ensureDirectory(publicDir.logoDir);
+  try {
+    const logoName = basename(srcFiles.logo);
+    copyFileSync(srcFiles.logo, join(publicDir.logoDir, logoName));
+  } catch (_) {
+    /* we do not handle this */
+  }
+}