diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 89ee793f..6b99378f 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: golem
 Title: A Framework for Robust Shiny Applications
-Version: 0.2.0
+Version: 0.2.1
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Vincent",
              family = "Guyader",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b7b868d1..669fc352 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 > Notes: the # between parenthesis referes to the related issue on GitHub, and the @ refers to an external contributor solving this issue. 
 
+# golem 0.2.9000+
+
+## bug fix
+ 
++ fixed issue with favicon when package is built (#387)
+
 # golem 0.1.9000+
 
 ## New functions
diff --git a/R/use_favicon.R b/R/use_favicon.R
index 68d56a5e..03714fc4 100644
--- a/R/use_favicon.R
+++ b/R/use_favicon.R
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ use_favicon <- function(
     )
   }
   
-  cat_line(
-    "Favicon is automatically linked in app_ui via `golem_add_external_resources()`"
-  )
-  cat_red_bullet(
-    sprintf(
-      "No file found at %s", 
-      path
+  if (ext == "png"){
+    cat_red_bullet(
+      "You choose a png favicon, please add `ext = 'png'` to the `favicon()` function in golem_add_external_resources()."
     )
-  )
-  
+  } else {
+    cat_line(
+      "Favicon is automatically linked in app_ui via `golem_add_external_resources()`"
+    )
+  }
+
 }
 
 #' @rdname favicon
@@ -138,34 +138,23 @@ remove_favicon <- function(
 #' @param ico path to favicon file
 #' @param rel rel
 #' @param resources_path prefix of the resource path of the app
-#' @inheritParams add_modules
+#' @param ext the extension of the favicon
 #'
 #' @export
 #' @importFrom htmltools tags
 favicon <- function( 
-  ico, 
+  ico = "favicon", 
   rel="shortcut icon", 
   resources_path = "www", 
-  pkg = get_golem_wd()
+  ext = "ico"
 ){
-  if (missing(ico)){
-    ici <- list.files( 
-      pattern = "favicon", 
-      fs::path(
-        pkg, 
-        "inst/app/www"
-      )
-    )
-    attempt::stop_if(
-      length(ici), 
-      ~ .x > 2, 
-      "You have 2 favicons inside your app/www folder, please remove one."
-    )
-    ico <- fs::path(
-      resources_path, 
-      ici 
-    )
-  }
+  
+  ico <- fs::path(
+    resources_path, 
+    ico, 
+    ext = ext
+  )
+  
   tags$head(
     tags$link(
       rel = rel, 
diff --git a/man/favicon.Rd b/man/favicon.Rd
index 70b8167c..5c44588b 100644
--- a/man/favicon.Rd
+++ b/man/favicon.Rd
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use_favicon(path, pkg = get_golem_wd(), method = "curl")
 
 remove_favicon(path = "inst/app/www/favicon.ico")
 
-favicon(ico, rel = "shortcut icon", resources_path = "www",
-  pkg = get_golem_wd())
+favicon(ico = "favicon", rel = "shortcut icon",
+  resources_path = "www", ext = "ico")
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{path}{Path to your favicon file (.ico or .png)}
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ favicon(ico, rel = "shortcut icon", resources_path = "www",
 \item{rel}{rel}
 
 \item{resources_path}{prefix of the resource path of the app}
+
+\item{ext}{the extension of the favicon}
 }
 \description{
 This function adds the favicon from \code{ico} to your shiny app.