diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea5b44a..1f2fe3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gulp-connect",
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.0.4",
   "description": "Gulp plugin to run a webserver (with LiveReload)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "event-stream": "~3.1.0",
     "connect-livereload": "~0.3.2",
     "tiny-lr": "0.0.5",
-    "connect": "~2.14.3"
+    "connect": "^2.14.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "gulp": "~3.5.1",
diff --git a/src/index.coffee b/src/index.coffee
index 87341be..2073132 100644
--- a/src/index.coffee
+++ b/src/index.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+path = require("path")
 es = require("event-stream")
 util = require("gulp-util")
 http = require("http")
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ class ConnectApp
   constructor: (options) ->
     opt = options
     opt.port = opt.port || "8080"
-    opt.root = opt.root || __dirname
+    opt.root = opt.root || path.dirname(module.parent.id)
     opt.host = opt.host || "localhost"
     @oldMethod("open") if opt.open
     @server()
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ class ConnectApp
     if typeof opt.root == "object"
       opt.root.forEach (path) ->
         middleware.push connect.static(path)
+    else
+      middleware.push connect.static(opt.root)
     return middleware
 
   log: (@text) ->