diff --git a/README.md.gotmpl b/README.md.gotmpl
index 422823a..1b31dee 100644
--- a/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{- defineDatasource "config" .Env.README_YAML -}}
-{{- defineDatasource "includes" (env.Getenv "README_INCLUDES") -}}
+{{- defineDatasource "includes" (env.Getenv "README_INCLUDES" | default "./") -}}
 {{- $deprecated := has (ds "config") "deprecated" }}
 {{- $is_terraform := (strings.Contains "terraform-" ((ds "config").github_repo))  -}}
 {{- $utm_link := printf "%%s?utm_source=%s&utm_medium=%s&utm_campaign=%s&utm_content=%s" "github" "readme" (ds "config").github_repo "%s" -}}