diff --git a/setup_env.sh b/setup_env.sh
index 211417e..fe39a14 100755
--- a/setup_env.sh
+++ b/setup_env.sh
@@ -60,9 +60,14 @@ migrate_and_link() {
   local target=$1
   local link_name=$2
 
-  if [[ ! -e "$target" && -f "$link_name" && ! -L "$link_name" ]]; then
-    echo "Migrating existing $link_name -> $target"
-    cp "$link_name" "$target"
+  if [[ ! -e "$target" ]]; then
+    if [[ -f "$link_name" && ! -L "$link_name" ]]; then
+      echo "Migrating existing $link_name -> $target"
+      cp "$link_name" "$target"
+    elif [[ -f "${target}_example" ]]; then
+      echo "Bootstrapping $target from example (fill in real values)"
+      cp "${target}_example" "$target"
+    fi
   fi
 
   create_symlink "$target" "$link_name"