diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
index 35c41bb7..784a53e4 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ devserver:
 	$$(BASEDIR)/develop_server.sh restart
 
 stopserver:
-_   kill -9 `cat pelican.pid`
-_   kill -9 `cat srv.pid`
-_   @echo 'Stopped Pelican and SimpleHTTPServer processes running in background.
+	kill -9 `cat pelican.pid`
+	kill -9 `cat srv.pid`
+	@echo 'Stopped Pelican and SimpleHTTPServer processes running in background.'
 
 publish:
 	$$(PELICAN) $$(INPUTDIR) -o $$(OUTPUTDIR) -s $$(PUBLISHCONF) $$(PELICANOPTS)