diff --git a/.htaccess.sample b/.htaccess.sample
index f766ea9f6..debf3f7a2 100644
--- a/.htaccess.sample
+++ b/.htaccess.sample
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # Then change the following variable in /application/config/config.php
 #   $config['index_page'] = '';
 
+Options -Indexes
+ServerSignature off
+
 RewriteEngine On
 
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/backup/$