diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 2e1aee1..c35bc3f 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-example/.meteor
+.example/.meteor
 node_modules
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a9b3a32..79c3cce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .DS_Store
 .sass-cache/
 .npm/
-example/settings.json
+.example/settings.json
 npm-debug.log
 node_modules
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f28beab..1e47f2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ test-package:
 	@meteor test-packages ./ --driver-package $(TEST_DRIVER) --once --port $(PORT)
 
 test-app:
-	@cd example && npm test -- --port $(PORT) && cd -
+	@cd .example && npm test -- --port $(PORT) && cd -
 
 test-app-watch:
-	@cd example && npm run test:watch -- --port $(PORT)
+	@cd .example && npm run test:watch -- --port $(PORT)
 
 test-watch:
 	@TEST_WATCH=1 meteor test-packages ./ --driver-package $(TEST_DRIVER) --port $(PORT)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e31451b..e14b5f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ meteor add chrisbutler:node-sass
 
 ## Sample app
 
-There is a sample application in this repo, in the `example` directory. Boot it up, and preview an email with:
+There is a sample application in this repo, in the `.example` directory. Boot it up, and preview an email with:
 
 ```bash
-cd example
+cd .example
 meteor
 open http://localhost:3000/emails/preview/sample/john
 ```
diff --git a/update-docs.sh b/update-docs.sh
index fb91ce6..0e7467b 100755
--- a/update-docs.sh
+++ b/update-docs.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 git stash && \
 git checkout -b gh-pages && \
-rm -rf example && \
+rm -rf .example && \
 docco lib/*.js && \
 git add docs && \
 git commit -a -m 'Generate documentation' && \