diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/ITemplateContributor.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/ITemplateContributor.kt
index 38938ee3..5d469df4 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/ITemplateContributor.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/ITemplateContributor.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.Args
  * a new project).
  */
 interface ITemplateContributor {
+    companion object {
+        val DIRECTORY_NAME = "templates"
+    }
+
     val templates: List<ITemplate>
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/KobaltPluginTemplate.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/KobaltPluginTemplate.kt
index 1d171dc0..fbf58d59 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/KobaltPluginTemplate.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/app/KobaltPluginTemplate.kt
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.plugin.KobaltPlugin
  * Template that generates a Kobalt plug-in project.
  */
 class KobaltPluginTemplate : ITemplateContributor {
-    val pluginTemplate = object: JarTemplate("templates/kobaltPlugin/kobaltPlugin.jar") {
+    companion object {
+        val NAME = "kobaltPlugin"
+    }
+
+    val pluginTemplate = object: JarTemplate(ITemplateContributor.DIRECTORY_NAME + "/" + NAME) {
         override val templateDescription = "Generate a sample Kobalt plug-in project"
 
-        override val templateName = "kobaltPlugin"
+        override val templateName = NAME
 
         override val pluginName = KobaltPlugin.PLUGIN_NAME
     }