diff --git a/bin/lesson-initialize b/bin/lesson-initialize
index d3d68e6a6a110af2b4420629345b5b245efab8e5..767e9595b661fcd1634c43c933b70c7a476c9bf7 100755
--- a/bin/lesson-initialize
+++ b/bin/lesson-initialize
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ highlighter: false
 
 ROOT_INDEX_MD = '''\
 ---
-layout: lesson_homepage
+layout: lesson
 ---
 FIXME: home page introduction