diff --git a/script/default-site b/script/default-site
index 6530c320..899524a7 100755
--- a/script/default-site
+++ b/script/default-site
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ rm -Rf ./tmp/default-site
 echo "$0: creating new default site"
 bundle exec jekyll new tmp/default-site
 pushd tmp/default-site
-workdir="../../"
 
 echo "$0: respecifying the jekyll install location"
-ruby -e "contents = File.read('Gemfile'); File.write('Gemfile', contents.sub(/gem \"jekyll\".*\\n/, 'gem \"jekyll\", path: \"$workdir\"'))"
+ruby -e "contents = File.read('Gemfile'); File.write('Gemfile', contents.sub(/gem \"jekyll\".*\\n/, 'gem \"jekyll\", path: \"../../\"'))"
 echo "$0: installing default site dependencies"
 BUNDLE_GEMFILE=Gemfile bundle install
 echo "$0: building the default site"