diff --git a/bin/mm-init b/bin/mm-init
index 640d6955..3e59770a 100755
--- a/bin/mm-init
+++ b/bin/mm-init
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module Middleman
         empty_directory File.join(location, "views")
       else
         template "default/config.tt", File.join(location, "config.rb")
+        template "default/config.ru", File.join(location, "config.ru")
         directory "default/views", File.join(location, "views")
         empty_directory File.join(location, "public", options[:css_dir])
         empty_directory File.join(location, "public", options[:js_dir])
diff --git a/lib/middleman/templates/default/config.ru b/lib/middleman/templates/default/config.ru
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9820e4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/middleman/templates/default/config.ru
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'middleman'
+
+run Middleman::Server
\ No newline at end of file