diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in b/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in
index ca0ab4f0..73c64ac8 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import os
 env.deploy_path = 'output'
 DEPLOY_PATH = env.deploy_path
 
-# Content path configuration
-CONTENT_PATH = 'content/'
-
 # Remote server configuration
 production = '$ssh_user@$ssh_host:$ssh_port'
 dest_path = '$ssh_target_dir'
@@ -25,14 +22,14 @@ def clean():
         local('mkdir {deploy_path}'.format(**env))
 
 def build():
-    local('pelican ' + CONTENT_PATH + ' -s pelicanconf.py')
+    local('pelican -s pelicanconf.py')
 
 def rebuild():
     clean()
     build()
 
 def regenerate():
-    local('pelican ' + CONTENT_PATH + ' -r -s pelicanconf.py')
+    local('pelican -r -s pelicanconf.py')
 
 def serve():
     local('cd {deploy_path} && python -m SimpleHTTPServer'.format(**env))
diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in b/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in
index 5d96051d..959c4da2 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.in
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ AUTHOR = $author
 SITENAME = $sitename
 SITEURL = ''
 
+PATH = 'content/'
+
 TIMEZONE = 'Europe/Paris'
 
 DEFAULT_LANG = $lang