diff --git a/contribute.py b/contribute.py
index 55e47e68cdbc3ccc771d54a6d30ef4501fd01dab..7dbbb84360742e665bcc02205a4fd11755cdfd9b 100644
--- a/contribute.py
+++ b/contribute.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def main(date, name):
 
     # generate the symlink to the theme
     createSymlink('../../theme', 'theme')
-    createSymlink('../../template/package.json', 'package.json')
+    createSymlink('../../theme/package.json', 'package.json')
 
     # copy the contents of the template folder
     if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(fullPath, 'slides', 'index.md')):