diff --git a/lib/meteor.js b/lib/meteor.js
index 91c1bb73f6..b3d24e015b 100644
--- a/lib/meteor.js
+++ b/lib/meteor.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Fiber(function () {
       var new_argv = opt.argv;
       var appname;
 
-      var example_dir = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'examples');
+      var example_dir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'examples');
       var examples = _.reject(fs.readdirSync(example_dir), function (e) {
         return (e === 'unfinished' || e === 'other'  || e[0] === '.');
       });