diff --git a/project_name/__init__.py-tpl b/__init__.py-tpl
similarity index 100%
rename from project_name/__init__.py-tpl
rename to __init__.py-tpl
diff --git a/project_name/asgi.py-tpl b/asgi.py-tpl
similarity index 81%
rename from project_name/asgi.py-tpl
rename to asgi.py-tpl
index a827238..3d89e87 100644
--- a/project_name/asgi.py-tpl
+++ b/asgi.py-tpl
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ import os
 
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
 
-os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '{{ project_name }}.settings')
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'settings')
 
 application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/manage.py-tpl b/manage.py-tpl
index a628884..1b243ab 100755
--- a/manage.py-tpl
+++ b/manage.py-tpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 
 def main():
     """Run administrative tasks."""
-    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '{{ project_name }}.settings')
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'settings')
     try:
         from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
     except ImportError as exc:
diff --git a/project_name/settings.py-tpl b/settings.py-tpl
similarity index 95%
rename from project_name/settings.py-tpl
rename to settings.py-tpl
index 255f352..20f8d0b 100644
--- a/project_name/settings.py-tpl
+++ b/settings.py-tpl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
-BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'cms.middleware.language.LanguageCookieMiddleware',
 ]
 
-ROOT_URLCONF = '{{ project_name }}.urls'
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'urls'
 
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
         'DIRS': [
-            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "{{ project_name }}", "templates"),
+            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "templates"),
         ],
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ THUMBNAIL_PROCESSORS = (
     'easy_thumbnails.processors.filters',
 )
 
-WSGI_APPLICATION = '{{ project_name }}.wsgi.application'
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'wsgi.application'
 
 
 # Database
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ WSGI_APPLICATION = '{{ project_name }}.wsgi.application'
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': BASE_DIR / '..' / 'db.sqlite3',
     }
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ DJANGOCMS_VERSIONING_ALLOW_DELETING_VERSIONS = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/{{ docs_version }}/ref/settings/#staticfiles-dirs
 
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    BASE_DIR / "{{ project_name }}" / "static",
+    BASE_DIR / "static",
 ]
 
 INTERNAL_IPS = [
diff --git a/project_name/static/static-files-go-here b/static/static-files-go-here
similarity index 100%
rename from project_name/static/static-files-go-here
rename to static/static-files-go-here
diff --git a/project_name/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
similarity index 100%
rename from project_name/templates/base.html
rename to templates/base.html
diff --git a/project_name/urls.py-tpl b/urls.py-tpl
similarity index 100%
rename from project_name/urls.py-tpl
rename to urls.py-tpl
diff --git a/project_name/wsgi.py-tpl b/wsgi.py-tpl
similarity index 81%
rename from project_name/wsgi.py-tpl
rename to wsgi.py-tpl
index 1ee28d0..0acc383 100644
--- a/project_name/wsgi.py-tpl
+++ b/wsgi.py-tpl
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ import os
 
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
-os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '{{ project_name }}.settings')
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'settings')
 
 application = get_wsgi_application()