diff --git a/tools/config/generate_sample.sh b/tools/config/generate_sample.sh
index b86e0c2..607fecb 100755
--- a/tools/config/generate_sample.sh
+++ b/tools/config/generate_sample.sh
@@ -91,3 +91,9 @@
 MODULEPATH=${MODULEPATH:-$DEFAULT_MODULEPATH}
 OUTPUTFILE=$OUTPUTDIR/$PACKAGENAME.conf.sample
 python -m $MODULEPATH $FILES > $OUTPUTFILE
+
+# Hook to allow projects to append custom config file snippets
+CONCAT_FILES=$(ls $BASEDIR/tools/config/*.conf.sample 2>/dev/null)
+for CONCAT_FILE in $CONCAT_FILES; do
+    cat $CONCAT_FILE >> $OUTPUTFILE
+done
diff --git a/tools/install_venv_common.py b/tools/install_venv_common.py
index 1bab88a..46822e3 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv_common.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv_common.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
 # Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
 # Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
 #