diff --git a/new-api.go b/new-api.go
index a37340c..d45347e 100644
--- a/new-api.go
+++ b/new-api.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (tmpl *TmplData) bootstrapAPI() error {
 	}
 
 	green := color.New(color.FgGreen).SprintFunc()
-	fmt.Printf("Success! Created API GW project at %s\nInside that directory, you can run several commands:\n\n\t%s\n\t\tcreates a zip of your code and dependencies and uploads it to S3\n\t%s\n\t\tdeploys the specified CloudFormation/SAM template by creating and then executing a change set\n\nHowever I recommend taking a look at the README file first\n\n", green(tmpl.ApiProjectName+"/"), green("sam package --template-file apigw.yml  --output-template-file out.yaml --s3-bucket Your-S3-bucket"), green("sam deploy --template-file ./out.yaml --stack-name your-api-project --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM"))
+	fmt.Printf("Success! Created API GW project at %s\nInside that directory, you can run several commands:\n\n\t%s\n\t\tcreates a zip of your code and dependencies and uploads it to S3\n\t%s\n\t\tdeploys the specified CloudFormation/SAM template by creating and then executing a change set\n\nHowever I recommend taking a look at the README file first\n\n", green(tmpl.ApiProjectName+"/"), green("sam package --template-file apigw.yml  --output-template-file out.yaml --s3-bucket Your-S3-bucket"), green("aws cloudformation deploy --template-file ./out.yaml --stack-name my-api-stack --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM"))
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tmpl-readme.go b/tmpl-readme.go
index f2206e9..3a13532 100644
--- a/tmpl-readme.go
+++ b/tmpl-readme.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $ sam package --template-file apigw.yml  --output-template-file out.yaml --s3-bu
 
 ### Deploy the API
 ` + "```" + `bash
-$ sam deploy --template-file ./out.yaml --stack-name your-api-project --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM 
+$ aws cloudformation deploy --template-file ./out.yaml --stack-name your-api-project --capabilities CAPABILITY_IAM 
 ` + "```" + `
 
 Go to the AWS console > Cloudformation. Make sure the Cloudformations stack finishes. Take a look at the output to get the URL of your newly created API project. Either curl the address at the /hello endpoint or run the endpoint directly in the API Gateway console.
diff --git a/tmpl-sam.go b/tmpl-sam.go
index 1ede1b2..3e186de 100644
--- a/tmpl-sam.go
+++ b/tmpl-sam.go
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ Parameters:
   Environment:
     Description: name of the environment
     Type: String
+    Default: test
     AllowedValues: [test, prod]
 {{ else }}
 Parameters:
   Environment:
     Description: name of the environment
     Type: String
+    Default: test
     AllowedValues: [test, prod]
 {{ end}}
 
@@ -149,25 +151,14 @@ Resources:
       Tracing: Active
       Policies:
         - AWSLambdaExecute
-      Layers:
-        - !Ref HelloWorldLayer
       Events:
         AnyApi:
           Type: Api
           Properties:
             RestApiId: !Ref AWSApi
-            Path: '/{{ .LambdaFunctionName }}/{userId}'
+            Path: '/{{ .LambdaFunctionName }}'
             Method: GET
 
-  HelloWorldLayer:
-    Type: AWS::Serverless::LayerVersion
-    Properties:
-      LayerName: recommendations-deps
-      Description: Dependencies for HelloWorldFunction
-      ContentUri: src/{{ .LambdaFunctionName }}/dependencies/
-      CompatibleRuntimes:
-        - python3.7
-      RetentionPolicy: Retain
 
 Outputs:
   ApiURL:
diff --git a/tmpl-swagger.go b/tmpl-swagger.go
index 8c76eb3..5338d59 100644
--- a/tmpl-swagger.go
+++ b/tmpl-swagger.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ servers:
     description: Production environment URL
 
 paths:
-  /v1/{{ .LambdaFunctionName }}:
+  /{{ .LambdaFunctionName }}:
     get:
       summary: hello world endpoint
       description: outputs hello world