diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index d6601f6..e3d6b1e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ fn init(dist_dir: String, static_dir: String, templates_dir: String) -> String {
             keep_closing_tags: true,
             minify_css: true,
             minify_js: true,
+            remove_bangs: false,
             ..minify_html::Cfg::spec_compliant()
         };