diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b20c977..4e36c3f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace {
 		parSettings.add_default("redis_sock", "/tmp/redis.sock");
 		parSettings.add_default("redis_db", "0");
 		parSettings.add_default("base_uri", "http://127.0.0.1");
-		parSettings.add_default("website_root", "html");
+		parSettings.add_default("website_root", "");
 		parSettings.add_default("langmap_dir", "/usr/share/source-highlight");
 	}
 } //unnamed namespace