diff --git a/modules/django.py b/modules/django.py
index ac5271a..3a02e47 100644
--- a/modules/django.py
+++ b/modules/django.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def generate_scripts(template_name, make_copy=False):
     context['project_name'] = project_name
     context['project_branch'] = project_branch
     context['secret_key'] = secret_key
-    context['paths_tools_fabric'] = configuration.paths.tools.fabric.relative
+    context['paths_tools_fabric'] = configuration.paths.tools.fabric
 
     copy_path = "{project_path}/{project_name}".format(
         project_path=project_path,
diff --git a/modules/initialize.py b/modules/initialize.py
index ef87560..1ebd149 100644
--- a/modules/initialize.py
+++ b/modules/initialize.py
@@ -347,17 +347,13 @@ def get_config(branchname):
     # tools used in development
 
     dataobject.paths.addbranch('tools')
-    dataobject.paths.tools.addbranch('fabric')
 
     #
     # create both the relative and full paths for the fabric implementation
 
-    dataobject.paths.tools.fabric.relative = \
-        layout['paths']['tools']['fabric']['root']
-
-    dataobject.paths.tools.fabric.full = os.path.join(
-        dataobject.paths.project.root,
-        dataobject.paths.tools.fabric.relative)
+    dataobject.paths.tools.fabric = os.path.join(
+        layout['paths']['tools']['fabric']['root'],
+        layout['paths']['tools']['fabric']['home'])
 
     dataobject.addbranch('tools')
     dataobject.tools.addbranch('fabric')
@@ -365,17 +361,17 @@ def get_config(branchname):
 
     dataobject.tools.fabric.templates.conf = os.path.join(
         dataobject.paths.project.root,
-        dataobject.paths.tools.fabric.full,
+        dataobject.paths.tools.fabric,
         layout['paths']['tools']['fabric']['templates']['conf'])
 
     dataobject.tools.fabric.templates.meta = os.path.join(
         dataobject.paths.project.root,
-        dataobject.paths.tools.fabric.full,
+        dataobject.paths.tools.fabric,
         layout['paths']['tools']['fabric']['templates']['meta'])
 
     dataobject.tools.fabric.templates.readmes = os.path.join(
         dataobject.paths.project.root,
-        dataobject.paths.tools.fabric.full,
+        dataobject.paths.tools.fabric,
         layout['paths']['tools']['fabric']['templates']['readmes'])
 
     #
diff --git a/share/templates/meta/layout.yml b/share/templates/meta/layout.yml
index 5334556..a9bfa08 100644
--- a/share/templates/meta/layout.yml
+++ b/share/templates/meta/layout.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ paths:
 
   tools:
     fabric:
-      root: "usr/bin/fabric"
+      root: "usr/bin/customfabric"
       templates:
         conf: "share/templates/conf"
         meta: "share/templates/meta"