diff --git a/maintenance-page.tpl.php b/maintenance-page.tpl.php
index a158dde..07b49a2 100644
--- a/maintenance-page.tpl.php
+++ b/maintenance-page.tpl.php
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@

     <?php if ($sidebar_first): ?>
       <div id="sidebar-first" class="sidebar">
-        <?php if ($logo): ?>
+        <?php
+          # mukurtu patch for showing the mukurtu logo instead of seven logo during profile installation
+          # patching seven instead of doing a tpl override (https://www.drupal.org/node/195435) because that method inherits the whole theme
+          global $base_url;
+          $logo = $base_url . '/sites/all/themes/mukurtu_starter/logo.png';
+          # end patch
+          if ($logo): ?>
           <img id="logo" src="<?php print $logo ?>" alt="<?php print $site_name ?>" />
         <?php endif; ?>
         <?php print $sidebar_first ?>