diff --git a/docs/examples.rst b/docs/examples.rst
index befd552..433b66c 100644
--- a/docs/examples.rst
+++ b/docs/examples.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-Simple file serving
+Simple Test
 -------------------
 
-Serving the content of index.html from the filesystem.
+Serving a simple static text message.
 
-.. literalinclude:: ../examples/httpserver_simple_serve.py
-    :caption: examples/httpserver_simple_serve.py
+.. literalinclude:: ../examples/httpserver_simpletest.py
+    :caption: examples/httpserver_simpletest.py
     :linenos:
 
 If you want your code to do more than just serve web pages,
diff --git a/examples/httpserver_simple_serve.py b/examples/httpserver_simpletest.py
similarity index 78%
rename from examples/httpserver_simple_serve.py
rename to examples/httpserver_simpletest.py
index 226d8f2..c04ce2d 100644
--- a/examples/httpserver_simple_serve.py
+++ b/examples/httpserver_simpletest.py
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
 @server.route("/")
 def base(request: HTTPRequest):
     """
-    Serve the default index.html file.
+    Serve a default static plain text message.
     """
-    with HTTPResponse(request, content_type=MIMEType.TYPE_HTML) as response:
-        response.send_file("index.html")
+    with HTTPResponse(request, content_type=MIMEType.TYPE_TXT) as response:
+        message = "Hello from the CircuitPython HTTPServer!"
+        response.send(message)
 
 
 print(f"Listening on http://{wifi.radio.ipv4_address}:80")