diff --git a/src/assets/sphinx/static/conf.py b/src/assets/sphinx/static/conf.py
index 3096fce1..79dd4e7b 100644
--- a/src/assets/sphinx/static/conf.py
+++ b/src/assets/sphinx/static/conf.py
@@ -21,10 +21,20 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(ballistica_root + assets_dirs['ba_data']))
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(ballistica_root + assets_dirs['dummy_modules']))
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(ballistica_root + assets_dirs['efro_tools']))
 
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+project = sphinx_settings['project_name']
+copyright = sphinx_settings['copyright']
+author = sphinx_settings['project_author']
+# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
+version = str(sphinx_settings['version'])
+release = str(sphinx_settings['buildnum'])
+
+
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 # for more themes visit https://sphinx-themes.org/
 html_theme = 'furo'  # python_docs_theme, groundwork, furo, sphinx_rtd_theme 
-html_title = sphinx_settings['project_name'] + ' ' + str(sphinx_settings['version']) + ' documentation'
+html_title = project + ' ' + version + ' documentation'
+html_show_sphinx = False
 
 # do not remove, sets the logo on side panel
 html_logo = sphinx_settings['ballistica_logo']
@@ -55,23 +65,17 @@ if html_theme == 'furo':
         'navigation_with_keys': True,
     }
 
-    
-
-
-# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
-project = sphinx_settings['project_name']
-copyright = sphinx_settings['copyright']
-author = sphinx_settings['project_author']
-# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-version = str(sphinx_settings['version'])
-release = str(sphinx_settings['buildnum'])
-
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
-# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
-# extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
-# ones.
-
+# append to pages
+rst_epilog = """
+"""
+# prepend to pages
+rst_prolog = f"""
+.. image:: {html_logo}
+    :target: index.html
+    :alt: Ballistica Logo 
+"""
 intersphinx_mapping = {'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3', None)}   
 autosummary_generate = True
 extensions = [
diff --git a/src/assets/sphinx/template/index.rst_t b/src/assets/sphinx/template/index.rst_t
index 3ebebcfa..4f8366f2 100644
--- a/src/assets/sphinx/template/index.rst_t
+++ b/src/assets/sphinx/template/index.rst_t
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
    contain the root `toctree` directive.
    
    see https://pradyunsg.me/furo/reference/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReStructuredText for formatting help
-.. image:: {{data.ballistica_image_url}}
 
 Welcome to ballistica-bombsquad's documentation!
 ================================================
diff --git a/tools/batools/docs.py b/tools/batools/docs.py
index a6eafeff..632c2663 100755
--- a/tools/batools/docs.py
+++ b/tools/batools/docs.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def _run_sphinx(
         paths['sphinx_cache_dir'] + 'index.rst', 'w', encoding='utf-8'
     ) as index_rst:
         data = {
-            'ballistica_image_url': 'https://camo.githubusercontent.com/25021344ceaa7def6fa6523f79115f7ffada8d26b4768bb9a0cf65fc33304f45/68747470733a2f2f66696c65732e62616c6c6973746963612e6e65742f62616c6c6973746963615f6d656469612f62616c6c6973746963615f6c6f676f5f68616c662e706e67',  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+            # 'ballistica_image_url': 'https://camo.githubusercontent.com/25021344ceaa7def6fa6523f79115f7ffada8d26b4768bb9a0cf65fc33304f45/68747470733a2f2f66696c65732e62616c6c6973746963612e6e65742f62616c6c6973746963615f6d656469612f62616c6c6973746963615f6c6f676f5f68616c662e706e67',  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
             'version_no': version,
             'build_no': str(buildnum),
         }