diff --git a/src/jcloud_docsgen/cli/cli.py b/src/jcloud_docsgen/cli/cli.py
index ae22588..1fae4e0 100644
--- a/src/jcloud_docsgen/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/jcloud_docsgen/cli/cli.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def create_argument_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         '-o',
         '--output-dir',
         type=pathlib.Path,
+        default='docs/reference',
         help='the output directory the documentation will be written to',
     )
 
@@ -138,9 +139,6 @@ def main(argv=None) -> int:
     argument_parser = create_argument_parser()
     args = argument_parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    if args.output_dir is None:
-        args.output_dir = args.project_directory / 'docs/reference'
-
     try:
         if args.language == _LANG_PYTHON:
             from .languages.python import generate
diff --git a/src/jcloud_docsgen/core/python/_core.py b/src/jcloud_docsgen/core/python/_core.py
index f28fc10..73b6b26 100644
--- a/src/jcloud_docsgen/core/python/_core.py
+++ b/src/jcloud_docsgen/core/python/_core.py
@@ -1104,19 +1104,15 @@ class PythonDocumentationGenerator:
 
         return namespace
 
-    def namespace(self) -> list[PythonPackageNamespace]:
+    def namespace(self) -> PythonPackageNamespace:
         """
         Returns the project as a namespace.
 
         :return: The project as a namespace.
-        :rtype: list[PythonPackageNamespace]
+        :rtype: PythonPackageNamespace:
         """
 
-        src_dir = self.project_directory / 'src'
-
-        return [
-            self._namespace(dir) for dir in src_dir.iterdir() if dir.is_dir()
-        ]
+        return self._namespace(self.project_directory)
 
     def generate_documentation(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -1127,10 +1123,10 @@ class PythonDocumentationGenerator:
         self.docs_directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         _generate_package_namespace_documentation(
-            PythonPackageNamespace('src', self.namespace()),
+            self.namespace(),
             self.docs_directory,
-            self.project_directory / 'src',
-            self.project_directory / 'src',
+            self.project_directory,
+            self.project_directory,
             self.include_sections,
             self.kwargs,
         )