diff --git a/init/src/init.ts b/init/src/init.ts
index 4db8de029f0..e6e59151e47 100644
--- a/init/src/init.ts
+++ b/init/src/init.ts
@@ -391,14 +391,12 @@ ${GRADIENT_CSS}`;
   <path d="M14.297 16.49c.985-.747 1.644-1.01 2.099-2.526.566.121.841-.08 1.29-.701.324.466 1.657.608 2.453.701-.715.451-1.057.852-1.452 2.106-1.464-.611-3.167-.302-4.39.42Z" fill="#fff"/>
 </svg>`;
   await writeFile("static/logo.svg", STATIC_LOGO);
-
-  try {
-    const res = await fetch("https://fresh.deno.dev/favicon.ico");
-    const buf = await res.arrayBuffer();
-    await writeFile("static/favicon.ico", new Uint8Array(buf));
-  } catch {
-    // Skip this and be silent if there is a network issue.
-  }
+  await writeFile(
+    "static/favicon.ico",
+    await Deno.readFile(
+      new URL(import.meta.resolve("../../www/static/favicon.ico")),
+    ),
+  );
 
   const MAIN_TS = `import { App, fsRoutes, staticFiles } from "fresh";
 import { define, type State } from "./utils.ts";