diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in b/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in
index 959c4da2..00a7ec84 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AUTHOR = $author
 SITENAME = $sitename
 SITEURL = ''
 
-PATH = 'content/'
+PATH = 'content'
 
 TIMEZONE = 'Europe/Paris'