diff --git a/jupyterhub_config.py b/jupyterhub_config.py
index bff674ef99e53de215a2f50e7cc426e5e1bcab47..1ab6713cac00b31f08eaeb01b46cc90d2b43c6d3 100644
--- a/jupyterhub_config.py
+++ b/jupyterhub_config.py
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ c.JupyterHub.spawner_class = 'dockerspawner.DockerSpawner'
 
 ## Paths to search for jinja templates, before using the default templates.
 #  Default: []
-# c.JupyterHub.template_paths = []
+c.JupyterHub.template_paths = ['/usr/local/share/jupyterhub/templates']
 
 ## Extra variables to be passed into jinja templates.
 #