diff --git a/.forestry/settings.yml b/.forestry/settings.yml
index 44bda5d..0f8dbaa 100644
--- a/.forestry/settings.yml
+++ b/.forestry/settings.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sections:
   label: Pages
   create: all
   match: "**/*"
-  new_doc_ext: ".md"
+  new_doc_ext: md
 - type: document
   path: FORESTRY-README.md
   label: Welcome - First Steps