diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 048c3fc884..953f5627c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PELICANOPTS=
 
 BASEDIR=$(CURDIR)
 INPUTDIR=$(BASEDIR)/content
-OUTPUTDIR=$(BASEDIR)/output
+OUTPUTDIR=/var/www/html/
 CONFFILE=$(BASEDIR)/pelicanconf.py
 PUBLISHCONF=$(BASEDIR)/publishconf.py