diff --git a/beer/beer.py b/beer/beer.py
index 3398e56..2f5d8b9 100755
--- a/beer/beer.py
+++ b/beer/beer.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from flask import Flask
 from flask import render_template
+from flask import send_from_directory
 
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ def index(hours=None, minutes=None):
     data = render_template('beer.html', hours=hours, minutes=minutes)
     return data
 
+@app.route('/favicon.ico')
+def favicon():
+    """ serve the favicon """
+    return send_from_directory('static', 'favicon.ico')
 
 def main():
     """ main func """
diff --git a/beer/static/favicon.ico b/beer/static/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849d3b7
Binary files /dev/null and b/beer/static/favicon.ico differ
diff --git a/staging_tests.sh b/staging_tests.sh
index f5ac9af..4501259 100644
--- a/staging_tests.sh
+++ b/staging_tests.sh
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ echo "testing URL: ${TEST_URL}"
 CURL_OPTS='-s'
 # default
 curl ${CURL_OPTS} ${TEST_URL} | grep -q 'setHours( 17, 0);'
-[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
+[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Failed with default" && exit 1
 
 # set 1 parameter
 hours=18
 curl ${CURL_OPTS} ${TEST_URL}/${hours} | grep -q "setHours( ${hours}, 0);"
-[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
+[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Failed with 1 parameter set" && exit 1
 
 # set 2 parameters
 minutes=30
 curl ${CURL_OPTS} ${TEST_URL}/${hours}/${minutes} | grep -q "setHours( ${hours}, ${minutes});"
-[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
+[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Failed with 2 parameters set" && exit 1
 
 echo "OK"
 exit 0