diff --git a/java/.classpath b/java/.classpath
index 4d0e78c3..6ae6616f 100644
--- a/java/.classpath
+++ b/java/.classpath
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
diff --git a/lib/views/logo.js b/lib/views/logo.js
index e4998c8f..7d5f0c23 100644
--- a/lib/views/logo.js
+++ b/lib/views/logo.js
@@ -1,10 +1,34 @@
 const config = require('../config')
 const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('fs')
 
 function get (req, res) {
+  // Prefer logoFilename (full absolute path) if available
+  let logoFilename = config.get('logoFilename')
+
+  if (logoFilename && fs.existsSync(logoFilename)) {
+    // Use the absolute path directly
+    return res.sendFile(logoFilename)
+  }
+
+  // Fall back to instanceLogo (relative path)
+  let instanceLogo = config.get('instanceLogo')
+  if (!instanceLogo) {
+    return res.status(404).send('Logo not found')
+  }
+
+  // Remove leading slash if present, as res.sendFile with root option expects relative path
+  let relativePath = instanceLogo.startsWith('/') ? instanceLogo.substring(1) : instanceLogo
   var dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../uploads')
-  let logoFilename = config.get('instanceLogo')
-  res.sendFile(logoFilename, { root: dir })
+  let fullPath = path.join(dir, relativePath)
+
+  // Check if file exists
+  if (!fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+    return res.status(404).send('Logo not found')
+  }
+
+  // Send the file using root option
+  res.sendFile(relativePath, { root: dir })
 }
 
 module.exports = get