diff --git a/template.html b/template.html
index 08ca7ce..77d7c79 100644
--- a/template.html
+++ b/template.html
@@ -83,11 +83,17 @@
             </div>
             {{if (not .Req.URL.Query.embed)}}
                 {{ $readmeFilePath := list (placeholder "http.request.uri.path") "README" | join ""}}
+                {{ $altReadmeFilePath := list (placeholder "http.request.uri.path") "README.md" | join ""}}
                 {{if (fileExists $readmeFilePath )}}
                 <div class="readmeFile">
                     <div class="readmeHeader">README</div>
                     {{markdown (include $readmeFilePath)}}
                 </div>
+                {{- else if (fileExists $altReadmeFilePath)}}
+                <div class="readmeFile">
+                    <div class="readmeHeader">README</div>
+                    {{markdown (include $altReadmeFilePath)}}
+                </div>
                 {{end}}
             {{end}}
         </main>