diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c2ed20..0a8f30a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ in the virtual environment your pelican site is developed in.
 ## Environment variables
 
   - `GH_PAGES_BRANCH` (optional): override the default `gh-pages` deployment branch
-  - `PELICAN_CONFIG_FILE` (optional): override the default `pelicanconf.py` config file        
+  - `PELICAN_CONFIG_FILE` (optional): override the default `pelicanconf.py` config file    
+  - `PELICAN_CONTENT_FOLDER` (optional): 'override the default `content` content folder'        
   - `GITHUB_TOKEN`: (required) should be `${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}`, see [the workflow demo in the demo repository for an example of this][workflow_demo]. This secret is fulfilled by GitHub.
 
 ## Demo
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d8f68b6..71ed9eb 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ inputs:
     description: 'override the default `pelicanconf.py` config file'
     required: false
     default: pelicanconf.py
+  PELICAN_CONTENT_FOLDER:
+    description: 'override the default `content` content folder'
+    required: false
+    default: content
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index fef06a6..c5268c0 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ echo "ACTOR: $GITHUB_ACTOR"
 echo '=================== Install Requirements ==================='
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 echo '=================== Build site ==================='
-pelican content -o output -s ${PELICAN_CONFIG_FILE:=pelicanconf.py}
+pelican ${PELICAN_CONTENT_FOLDER:=content} -o output -s ${PELICAN_CONFIG_FILE:=pelicanconf.py} 
 echo '=================== Publish to GitHub Pages ==================='
 cd output
 # shellcheck disable=SC2012