diff --git a/default_inject_index.html b/default_inject_index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6967979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default_inject_index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title || 'Webpack App'%}</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 62e8a1b..fcb2871 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {
     } else {
       var templateFile = self.options.template;
       if (!templateFile) {
-        templateFile = path.join(__dirname, 'default_index.html');
+        // Use a special index file to prevent double script / style injection if the `inject` option is truthy
+        templateFile = path.join(__dirname, self.options.inject ? 'default_inject_index.html' : 'default_index.html');
       }
       compilation.fileDependencies.push(templateFile);
 
@@ -55,9 +56,9 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.emitHtml = function(compilation, htmlTemplateContent
   } catch(e) {
     compilation.errors.push(new Error('HtmlWebpackPlugin: template error ' + e));
   }
-  // Append/Inject link and script elements into an existing html file
-  if (this.options.append) {
-    html = this.appendAssetsToHtml(html, templateParams, this.options.append);
+  // Inject link and script elements into an existing html file
+  if (this.options.inject) {
+    html = this.injectAssetsIntoHtml(html, templateParams, this.options.inject);
   }
   compilation.assets[outputFilename] = {
     source: function() {
@@ -131,11 +132,11 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.htmlWebpackPluginAssets = function(compilation, webp
 };
 
 /**
- * Inject the assets into the given html string
+ * Injects the assets into the given html string
  */
-HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.appendAssetsToHtml = function(html, templateParams, chunks) {
+HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.injectAssetsIntoHtml = function(html, templateParams, chunks) {
   var assets = templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.files;
-  // If chunks is set to true append all chunks
+  // If chunks is set to true inject all chunks
   if (chunks === true) {
     chunks = Object.keys(assets.chunks);
   }
@@ -154,18 +155,18 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.appendAssetsToHtml = function(html, templateParams,
   styles = styles.map(function(stylePath) {
     return '<link href="' + stylePath + '?' + templateParams.hash + '" rel="stylesheet">';
   });
-  // Append scripts
-  html = html.replace(/(<\/body>)/i, function (match, start) {
+  // Append scripts to body element
+  html = html.replace(/(<\/body>)/i, function (match) {
     return scripts.join('') + match;
   });
-  // Append styles
-  html = html.replace(/(<\/head>)/i, function (match, start) {
+  // Append styles to head element
+  html = html.replace(/(<\/head>)/i, function (match) {
     return styles.join('') + match;
   });
-  // Append manifest
+  // Inject manifest into the opening html tag
   if (assets.manifest) {
     html = html.replace(/(<html.*)(>)/i, function (match, start, end) {
-      // Don't append a manifest if a manifest was already specified
+      // Append the manifest only if no manifest was specified
       if (match.test(/\smanifest\s*=/)) {
         return match;
       }
diff --git a/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js b/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js
index a13fbb6..81479ef 100644
--- a/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js
+++ b/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function() {
     ['<script src="app_bundle.js'], null, done);
   });
 
-  it('allows you to append the assets to a given html file', function (done) {
+  it('allows you to inject the assets into a given html file', function (done) {
     testHtmlPlugin({
       entry: {
         util: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/util.js'),
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function() {
         filename: '[name]_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
-        append: true,
+        inject: true,
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
     }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js?%hash%"', '<script src="app_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
   });
 
-  it('allows you to append the assets to a html string', function (done) {
+  it('allows you to inject the assets into a html string', function (done) {
     testHtmlPlugin({
       entry: {
         util: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/util.js'),
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function() {
         filename: '[name]_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
-        append: ['util', 'app'],
+        inject: ['util', 'app'],
         templateContent: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html'), 'utf8')
       })]
     }, ['<script src="util_bundle.js?%hash%"', '<script src="app_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
   });
 
-  it('allows you to append a specified asset to a given html file', function (done) {
+  it('allows you to inject a specified asset into a given html file', function (done) {
     testHtmlPlugin({
       entry: {
         util: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/util.js'),
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function() {
         filename: '[name]_bundle.js'
       },
       plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
-        append: ['app'],
+        inject: ['app'],
         template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html')
       })]
     }, ['<script src="app_bundle.js?%hash%"'], null, done);
