diff --git a/qqq-sample-project/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/metadata/SampleMetaDataProvider.java b/qqq-sample-project/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/metadata/SampleMetaDataProvider.java
index ec2aa618..03a3c934 100644
--- a/qqq-sample-project/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/metadata/SampleMetaDataProvider.java
+++ b/qqq-sample-project/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/metadata/SampleMetaDataProvider.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.dashboard.widgets.QuickSightChartR
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.processes.BackendStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QValueException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.AbstractQQQApplication;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceEnricher;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QMetaDataVariableInterpreter;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.processes.RunBackendStepInput;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.sampleapp.processes.clonepeople.ClonePeopleTransformStep;
 /*******************************************************************************
  **
  *******************************************************************************/
-public class SampleMetaDataProvider
+public class SampleMetaDataProvider extends AbstractQQQApplication
 {
    public static boolean USE_MYSQL = true;
 
@@ -108,6 +109,17 @@ public class SampleMetaDataProvider
 
 
 
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    **
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public QInstance defineQInstance() throws QException
+   {
+      return (defineInstance());
+   }
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
@@ -145,7 +157,7 @@ public class SampleMetaDataProvider
    private static void defineBranding(QInstance qInstance)
    {
       qInstance.setBranding(new QBrandingMetaData()
-         .withLogo("/kr-logo.png")
+         .withLogo("/samples-logo.png")
          .withIcon("/kr-icon.png"));
    }
 
diff --git a/qqq-sample-project/src/main/resources/material-dashboard-overlay/samples-logo.png b/qqq-sample-project/src/main/resources/material-dashboard-overlay/samples-logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c135cbf
Binary files /dev/null and b/qqq-sample-project/src/main/resources/material-dashboard-overlay/samples-logo.png differ