diff --git a/lib/generate.js b/lib/generate.js
index eef9681037..b254fee33b 100644
--- a/lib/generate.js
+++ b/lib/generate.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default function () {
   var srcStaticPath = resolve(this.srcDir, 'static')
   var srcBuiltPath = resolve(this.dir, '.nuxt', 'dist')
   var distPath = resolve(this.dir, this.options.generate.dir)
-  var distNuxtPath = join(distPath, (isUrl(this.options.build.publicPath) ? '_nuxt' : this.options.build.publicPath))
+  var distNuxtPath = join(distPath, (isUrl(this.options.build.publicPath) ? '' : this.options.build.publicPath))
   return co(function * () {
     /*
     ** Launch build process