diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 96c0c9b..f32222c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ apidoc:
 
 # copy readme to correct place in docs root
 copyreadme:
-	cp README.md docs/
+	cp README.md docs/index.md
 
 #coverage_report:
 #	julia -e 'Pkg.test("JuliaFEM"; coverage=true); cd(Pkg.dir("JuliaFEM")); Pkg.add("Coverage"); using Coverage; Coveralls.submit(Coveralls.process_folder())'