diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@
 
 ## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.0
 - configurable begin and end tags for items and collections
+
+## hakyll-dir-list 1.0.0.1
+- more consistent behaviour of defaultConfiguration,
+  in connection with metadataConfiguration
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 * `page-id`          part of the generated id, if not given the base name of the file
 * `page-order`       give an ordering key for sorting in the current directory level, if not given the `page-id` will be used
 
+
+For a more fine grained control the tags which are used are configurable
+for each level of the menu.
+
 ## Example
 See the example for an illustration of usage.
 
diff --git a/hakyll-dir-list.cabal b/hakyll-dir-list.cabal
--- a/hakyll-dir-list.cabal
+++ b/hakyll-dir-list.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               hakyll-dir-list
-version:            1.0.0.0
+version:            1.0.0.1
 
 synopsis: Allow Hakyll to create hierarchical menues from directories. 
 
diff --git a/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs b/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs
--- a/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs
+++ b/src/Hakyll/Web/Template/DirList.hs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
     beginItemTag :: Int -> String
     -- | end of item tag, default returns '</li>'
   , endItemTag :: Int -> String
-    -- | begin of collection tag, default returns '<ul>' if level > 0
+    -- | begin of collection tag, default returns '<ul>' 
   , beginCollectionTag :: Int -> String
-    -- | end of collection tag, default returns '</ul>' if level > 0
+    -- | end of collection tag, default returns '</ul>' 
   , endCollectionTag :: Int -> String
   }
 
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 defaultConfiguration = Configuration
   { beginItemTag = \_ -> "<li>"
   , endItemTag = \_ -> "</li>"
-  , beginCollectionTag = \l -> if l > 0 then "<ul>" else ""
-  , endCollectionTag = \l -> if l > 0 then "</ul>" else ""
+  , beginCollectionTag = \_ -> "<ul>"
+  , endCollectionTag = \_ -> "</ul>"
   }
 
 -- | Read Configuration from Metadata