diff --git a/src/ApplicationTemplate/Shopware6.php b/src/ApplicationTemplate/Shopware6.php
index 60c9a38..5f56cc8 100644
--- a/src/ApplicationTemplate/Shopware6.php
+++ b/src/ApplicationTemplate/Shopware6.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public function __construct()
     private function initializeDefaultConfiguration(): void
     {
         $this->setRecipe('shopware6');
+        $this->setPublicFolder('public');
 
         $this->setComposerOptions([
             '--verbose',