diff --git a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/cmd/init.go b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/cmd/init.go
index eb72f6d943..f5ded2215a 100644
--- a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/cmd/init.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		fmt.Print("configuring the project in " + projectPath + "\n\n")
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 		box := packr.NewBox("../template")
-		var replacer = strings.NewReplacer("_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_", capitalizedProjectName, "_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_", shortProjectName, "_REMOTE_PROJECT_PATH_", remoteProjectPath)
+		var replacer = strings.NewReplacer("MyAwesomeProject", capitalizedProjectName, "myawesomeproject", shortProjectName, "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli", remoteProjectPath)
 		box.Walk(func(path string, file packr.File) error {
 			actualPath := replacer.Replace(path)
 			fmt.Println("Creating file: " + actualPath)
diff --git a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/Makefile b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/Makefile
index 33ef7263b3..8d7f55706d 100644
--- a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PACKAGES=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/vendor/')
-#BUILD_FLAGS = -ldflags "-X _REMOTE_PROJECT_PATH_/version.GitCommit=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`"
+#BUILD_FLAGS = -ldflags "-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/version.GitCommit=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`"
 
 all: get_tools get_vendor_deps build test
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ get_tools:
 	go get github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
 
 build:
-	go build -o bin/_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_cli cmd/cli/main.go && go build -o bin/_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_d cmd/node/main.go
+	go build -o bin/myawesomeprojectcli cmd/cli/main.go && go build -o bin/_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_d cmd/node/main.go
 
 get_vendor_deps:
 	@rm -rf vendor/
diff --git a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/app/app.go b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/app/app.go
index 7c2df96f22..bc536101ce 100644
--- a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/app/app.go
+++ b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/app/app.go
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
 
-	"_REMOTE_PROJECT_PATH_/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/types"
 )
 
 const (
-	appName = "_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App"
+	appName = "MyAwesomeProjectApp"
 )
 
 // Extended ABCI application
-type _CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App struct {
+type MyAwesomeProjectApp struct {
 	*bam.BaseApp
 	cdc *wire.Codec
 
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ type _CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App struct {
 	accountMapper auth.AccountMapper
 }
 
-func New_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App {
+func NewMyAwesomeProjectApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *MyAwesomeProjectApp {
 
 	// Create app-level codec for txs and accounts.
 	var cdc = MakeCodec()
 
 	// Create your application object.
-	var app = &_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App{
+	var app = &MyAwesomeProjectApp{
 		BaseApp:            bam.NewBaseApp(appName, cdc, logger, db),
 		cdc:                cdc,
 		capKeyMainStore:    sdk.NewKVStoreKey("main"),
@@ -84,16 +84,16 @@ func MakeCodec() *wire.Codec {
 
 	// Register AppAccount
 	cdc.RegisterInterface((*auth.Account)(nil), nil)
-	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&types.AppAccount{}, "_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_/Account", nil)
+	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&types.AppAccount{}, "myawesomeproject/Account", nil)
 
 	cdc.Seal()
 
 	return cdc
 }
 
-// custom logic for _PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_ initialization
+// custom logic for myawesomeproject initialization
 // nolint: unparam
-func (app *_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App) initChainerFn() sdk.InitChainer {
+func (app *MyAwesomeProjectApp) initChainerFn() sdk.InitChainer {
 	return func(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain) abci.ResponseInitChain {
 		stateJSON := req.AppStateBytes
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (app *_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App) initChainerFn() sdk.InitChainer
 }
 
 // Custom logic for state export
-func (app *_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App) ExportAppStateAndValidators() (appState json.RawMessage, validators []tmtypes.GenesisValidator, err error) {
+func (app *MyAwesomeProjectApp) ExportAppStateAndValidators() (appState json.RawMessage, validators []tmtypes.GenesisValidator, err error) {
 	ctx := app.NewContext(true, abci.Header{})
 
 	// iterate to get the accounts
diff --git a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/cli/main.go b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/cli/main.go
index 8d03bf8255..33a888f3ba 100644
--- a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/cli/main.go
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ import (
 	authcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/cli"
 	bankcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/client/cli"
 
-	"_REMOTE_PROJECT_PATH_/app"
-	"_REMOTE_PROJECT_PATH_/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/app"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/types"
 )
 
 // rootCmd is the entry point for this binary
 var (
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_cli",
-		Short: "_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_ light-client",
+		Use:   "myawesomeprojectcli",
+		Short: "MyAwesomeProject light-client",
 	}
 )
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func main() {
 		client.PostCommands(
 			bankcmd.SendTxCmd(cdc),
 		)...)
-	// and now _PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_ specific commands here
+	// and now myawesomeproject specific commands here
 
 	// add proxy, version and key info
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 	)
 
 	// prepare and add flags
-	executor := cli.PrepareMainCmd(rootCmd, "BC", os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/._PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_cli"))
+	executor := cli.PrepareMainCmd(rootCmd, "BC", os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.myawesomeprojectcli"))
 	err := executor.Execute()
 	if err != nil {
 		// handle with #870
diff --git a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/node/main.go b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/node/main.go
index edc20449e4..79722ae20f 100644
--- a/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/node/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/template/cmd/node/main.go
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
-	"_REMOTE_PROJECT_PATH_/app"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/cosmos-sdk-cli/app"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/wire"
 )
 
 // init parameters
-var _CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_AppInit = server.AppInit{
-	AppGenState: _CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_AppGenState,
+var MyAwesomeProjectAppInit = server.AppInit{
+	AppGenState: MyAwesomeProjectAppGenState,
 	AppGenTx:    server.SimpleAppGenTx,
 }
 
 // GenAppParams sets up the app_state, append any other app specific components.
-func _CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_AppGenState(cdc *wire.Codec, appGenTxs []json.RawMessage) (appState json.RawMessage, err error) {
+func MyAwesomeProjectAppGenState(cdc *wire.Codec, appGenTxs []json.RawMessage) (appState json.RawMessage, err error) {
 	appState, err = server.SimpleAppGenState(cdc, appGenTxs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func _CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_AppGenState(cdc *wire.Codec, appGenTxs []js
 }
 
 func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) abci.Application {
-	return app.New_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App(logger, db)
+	return app.NewMyAwesomeProjectApp(logger, db)
 }
 
 func exportAppStateAndTMValidators(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) (json.RawMessage, []tmtypes.GenesisValidator, error) {
-	dapp := app.New_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_App(logger, db)
+	dapp := app.NewMyAwesomeProjectApp(logger, db)
 	return dapp.ExportAppStateAndValidators()
 }
 
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ func main() {
 	ctx := server.NewDefaultContext()
 
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:               "_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_d",
-		Short:             "_CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_ Daemon (server)",
+		Use:               "myawesomeprojectd",
+		Short:             "MyAwesomeProject Daemon (server)",
 		PersistentPreRunE: server.PersistentPreRunEFn(ctx),
 	}
 
-	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, _CAPITALIZED_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_AppInit,
-		server.ConstructAppCreator(newApp, "_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_"),
-		server.ConstructAppExporter(exportAppStateAndTMValidators, "_PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_"))
+	server.AddCommands(ctx, cdc, rootCmd, MyAwesomeProjectAppInit,
+		server.ConstructAppCreator(newApp, "myawesomeproject"),
+		server.ConstructAppExporter(exportAppStateAndTMValidators, "myawesomeproject"))
 
 	// prepare and add flags
-	rootDir := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/._PROJECT_SHORT_NAME_d")
+	rootDir := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.myawesomeprojectd")
 	executor := cli.PrepareBaseCmd(rootCmd, "BC", rootDir)
 	err := executor.Execute()
 	if err != nil {