diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 6de8e94..bc65535 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
       <form id="groupform">
         <label for="group">Group:</label>
-        <input id="group" type="text" name="group" class="form-control form-control-inline"/>
+        <input id="group" type="text" name="group" class="form-control form-control-inline" autofocus/>
         <input id='submitbutton' type="submit" value="Join" class="btn btn-default btn-large"/><br/>
       </form>