diff --git a/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index.ts b/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index.ts
index b11245770..86fc53013 100644
--- a/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index.ts
+++ b/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@ const ANGULAR_CONF_FILE = './angular.json';
 export default (options: Schema): Rule => {
   options.name = toAscii(options.name) || 'blog';
   options.slug = toAscii(options.slug) || 'id';
+  options.route = toAscii(options.route) || options.name;
   options.sourceDir = options.sourceDir || options.name;
   return chain([
-    addPost(options, options.sourceDir),
-    updateScullyConfig(options.sourceDir, options),
+    addPost(options),
+    updateScullyConfig(options),
     addModule(options),
   ]);
 };
 
-const addPost = (options: Schema, target: string) => (tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
+const addPost = (options: Schema) => (tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
   const nameDasherized = strings.dasherize(options.name);
-  const targetDirName = strings.dasherize(target);
+  const targetDirName = strings.dasherize(options.sourceDir);
   const date = new Date();
   // format yyyy-mm-dd
   const fullDay = date.toISOString().substring(0, 10);
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ const addPost = (options: Schema, target: string) => (tree: Tree, context: Schem
   }
 };
 
-const updateScullyConfig = (target: string, options: Schema) => (tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
+const updateScullyConfig = (options: Schema) => (tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
   const scullyJs = getFileContents(tree, SCULLY_CONF_FILE);
   if (!scullyJs) {
     context.logger.error(`No scully configuration file found ${SCULLY_CONF_FILE}`);
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ const updateScullyConfig = (target: string, options: Schema) => (tree: Tree, con
     name: options.name,
     slug: options.slug,
     type: 'contentFolder',
-    sourceDir: target,
+    sourceDir: options.sourceDir,
     route: options.route,
   });
 
diff --git a/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index_spec.ts b/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index_spec.ts
index fe4d14e4e..5966c5b8b 100644
--- a/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index_spec.ts
+++ b/schematics/scully/src/create-markdown/index_spec.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('create-markdown', () => {
   describe('when using a specific `slug`', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       appTree = await schematicRunner
-        .runSchematicAsync('md', {...defaultOptions, slug: 'FooBar Baz'}, appTree)
+        .runSchematicAsync('md', {...defaultOptions, slug: 'Foo&Bar !Baz'}, appTree)
         .toPromise();
     });
     it(`should update the file ${SCULLY_CONF_FILE} and `, () => {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('create-markdown', () => {
   describe('when using a default specific `sourceDir`', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       appTree = await schematicRunner
-        .runSchematicAsync('md', {...defaultOptions, route: 'bar'}, appTree)
+        .runSchematicAsync('md', {...defaultOptions, route: 'ba%r!'}, appTree)
         .toPromise();
     });
     it(`should update the file ${SCULLY_CONF_FILE}`, () => {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe('create-markdown', () => {
   describe('when using a specific module name', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       appTree = await schematicRunner
-        .runSchematicAsync('md', {...defaultOptions, name: 'fooBar Baz'}, appTree)
+        .runSchematicAsync('md', {...defaultOptions, name: 'foo§Bar =Baz'}, appTree)
         .toPromise();
     });
     it('should create the markdown file by calling the post schematic', () => {
diff --git a/schematics/scully/src/scully/index_spec.ts b/schematics/scully/src/scully/index_spec.ts
index 87470827e..be4a7d628 100644
--- a/schematics/scully/src/scully/index_spec.ts
+++ b/schematics/scully/src/scully/index_spec.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('scully schematic', () => {
       const scullyConfFile = getFileContent(appTree, SCULLY_PATH);
       expect(scullyConfFile).toEqual(`exports.config = {
   projectRoot: "./src/app",
-  outFolder: './dist/static',
+  outDir: './dist/static',
   routes: {
   }
 };`);
diff --git a/schematics/scully/src/utils/utils.ts b/schematics/scully/src/utils/utils.ts
index 89f932f93..086db5e5a 100644
--- a/schematics/scully/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/schematics/scully/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ interface Data {
   name: string;
   type: string;
   slug: string;
+  route: string;
   sourceDir?: string;
-  route?: string;
 }
 
 export interface PackageJson {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface PackageJsonConfigPart<T> {
 }
 
 export function addRouteToScullyConfig(scullyConfigJs: string, data: Data) {
-  const baseRoute = data.route ? strings.dasherize(data.route) : strings.dasherize(data.name);
+  const baseRoute = strings.dasherize(data.route);
   const completeRoute = normalize(`/${baseRoute}/:${strings.camelize(data.slug)}`);
   const contentDirectoy = data.sourceDir ? strings.dasherize(data.sourceDir) : strings.dasherize(data.name);
   const addRoute = `\n    '${completeRoute}': {
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ export const yamlToJson = (filePath: string) => {
 export const jsonToJaml = (metaData: {}) => yaml.safeDump(metaData);
 
 export const toAscii = (src: string) => {
+  if (!src) { return null; }
   // tslint:disable-next-line:one-variable-per-declaration
   let ch,
     str,