diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py b/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py
index 0532259bca6f13beaa9a656a7c2cb4647004a3dd..7f7398cd312a533f489e14eab53d4391882df999 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ for model in apps.get_app_config('ippidb').models.values():
     except admin.sites.AlreadyRegistered as are:
         continue
 
-admin.site.site_header = 'iPPI-DB administration'
+admin.site.site_header = 'iPPI-DB website administration'
 
 admin.site.site_title = admin.site.site_header
 
+admin.site.index_header = 'iPPI-DB administration'
+
+admin.site.index_title = admin.site.index_header
+
 
diff --git a/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py b/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py
index b7cf2bc6ef09835a3234cedca266b4129b853393..f49781a3d9bf6a9fdecdb631e7656dc4128cf087 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = 'ippisite.urls'
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [],
+        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': [
diff --git a/ippisite/templates/admin/base_site.html b/ippisite/templates/admin/base_site.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8adc2f6ed1b4ea91e5e748bac0213f8c9d34285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ippisite/templates/admin/base_site.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ title }} | {{ site_title|default:_('Django site admin') }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block extrastyle %}
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-alpha.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-rwoIResjU2yc3z8GV/NPeZWAv56rSmLldC3R/AZzGRnGxQQKnKkoFVhFQhNUwEyJ" crossorigin="anonymous">
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block extrahead %}
+<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-alpha.6/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-vBWWzlZJ8ea9aCX4pEW3rVHjgjt7zpkNpZk+02D9phzyeVkE+jo0ieGizqPLForn" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block branding %}
+<h1 id="site-name"><a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{{ site_header|default:_('Django administration') }}</a></h1>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block nav-global %}{% endblock %}