diff --git a/pio/override_copy.py b/pio/override_copy.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cb6c991b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pio/override_copy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Import('env')
+import os
+import shutil
+
+# copy tasmota/user_config_override_sample.h to tasmota/user_config_override.h
+if os.path.isfile("tasmota/user_config_override.h"):
+    print ("*** use provided user_config_override.h as planned ***")
+else: 
+    shutil.copy("tasmota/user_config_override_sample.h", "tasmota/user_config_override.h")
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 7688d3974..23ebbaa12 100755
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 ; http://docs.platformio.org/en/stable/projectconf.html
 
 [platformio]
+description = Provide ESP8266 based devices with Web, MQTT and OTA firmware
 src_dir = tasmota
 build_dir = .pioenvs
+workspace_dir = .pioenvs
 build_cache_dir = .cache
 extra_configs = platformio_tasmota_env.ini
                 platformio_override.ini
@@ -64,11 +66,8 @@ platform_packages         = ${core_active.platform_packages}
 build_flags               = ${core_active.build_flags}
 
 ; *********************************************************************
-; *** Uncomment, by deleting ";" in line below, to use custom settings from file user_config_override.h 
-;                            -DUSE_CONFIG_OVERRIDE
-;
-; *** alternatively can be done in: platformio_override.ini
-; *** See example: platformio_override_sample.ini
+; *** Use custom settings from file user_config_override.h 
+                            -DUSE_CONFIG_OVERRIDE
 ; *********************************************************************
 
 ; *** Fix espressif8266@1.7.0 induced undesired all warnings
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ extra_scripts             = ${scripts_defaults.extra_scripts}
 extra_scripts             = pio/strip-floats.py
                             pio/name-firmware.py
                             pio/gzip-firmware.py
+                            pio/override_copy.py
 
 [esp_defaults]
 build_flags               = -D_IR_ENABLE_DEFAULT_=false