diff --git a/config.py.example b/config.py.example
index 11696bdf8850916d49b42894842c0ead55fffffd..770e2feac7c80a85d87656483a34c0fd455e218e 100755
--- a/config.py.example
+++ b/config.py.example
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cachedir = datadir + '/cache'
 uploaddir = datadir + '/upload'
 
 # allowed image upload file extensions
-allowed_extensions = set(['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'gif'])
+allowed_extensions = set(['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'gif', 'svg'])
 
 
 #### PRINTER OPTIONS