diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index c4faa8f..f9825a0 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ server:
   delay: 100  # Response delay in milliseconds
   timezone: null  # e.g., "America/New_York" or null for system default
 
+  # manually set the server header, if null a random one will be used.
+  server_header: "Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu)" 
+
 links:
   min_length: 5
   max_length: 15
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ canary:
 
 dashboard:
   # if set to "null" this will Auto-generates random path if not set
-  # can be set to "dashboard" or similar
+  # can be set to "/dashboard" or similar <-- note this MUST include a forward slash
   secret_path: dashboard
 
 api:
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index fb679b4..d8aa2f2 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Config:
     """Configuration class for the deception server"""
     port: int = 5000
     delay: int = 100  # milliseconds
+    server_header: str = ""
     links_length_range: Tuple[int, int] = (5, 15)
     links_per_page_range: Tuple[int, int] = (10, 15)
     char_space: str = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class Config:
     api_server_port: int = 8080
     api_server_path: str = "/api/v2/users"
     probability_error_codes: int = 0  # Percentage (0-100)
+
     # Database settings
     database_path: str = "data/krawl.db"
     database_retention_days: int = 30
@@ -98,10 +100,15 @@ class Config:
         dashboard_path = dashboard.get('secret_path')
         if dashboard_path is None:
             dashboard_path = f'/{os.urandom(16).hex()}'
-
+        else:
+            # ensure the dashboard path starts with a /
+            if dashboard_path[:1] != "/":
+                dashboard_path = f"/{dashboard_path}"
+                
         return cls(
             port=server.get('port', 5000),
             delay=server.get('delay', 100),
+            server_header=server.get('server_header',""),
             timezone=server.get('timezone'),
             links_length_range=(
                 links.get('min_length', 5),
diff --git a/src/generators.py b/src/generators.py
index 6eca9fd..92eb590 100644
--- a/src/generators.py
+++ b/src/generators.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import string
 import json
 from templates import html_templates
 from wordlists import get_wordlists
+from config import get_config
 
 def random_username() -> str:
     """Generate random username"""
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ def random_email(username: str = None) -> str:
 
 def random_server_header() -> str:
     """Generate random server header from wordlists"""
+    config = get_config()
+    if config.server_header:
+        return config.server_header
     wl = get_wordlists()
     return random.choice(wl.server_headers)