diff --git a/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs b/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs
index d6cf2e8b0f..d32d4fe8cf 100644
--- a/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/StaticFileSample/Startup.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -12,8 +13,10 @@ namespace StaticFilesSample
             services.AddDirectoryBrowser();
         }
 
-        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, ILoggerFactory factory)
+        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, ILoggerFactory factory, IHostingEnvironment host)
         {
+            Console.WriteLine("webroot: " + host.WebRootPath);
+
             // Displays all log levels
             factory.AddConsole(LogLevel.Debug);
 
diff --git a/samples/StaticFileSample/project.json b/samples/StaticFileSample/project.json
index 87c964f0bf..6f8991506c 100644
--- a/samples/StaticFileSample/project.json
+++ b/samples/StaticFileSample/project.json
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
     "dnx451": { },
     "dnxcore50": { }
   },
+  "content": [
+    "wwwroot/**/*"
+  ]
 }