diff --git a/template/[% if docs_type == 'mkdocs' %]mkdocs.yml[% endif %].jinja b/template/[% if docs_type == 'mkdocs' %]mkdocs.yml[% endif %].jinja
index 182008d..45f97a9 100644
--- a/template/[% if docs_type == 'mkdocs' %]mkdocs.yml[% endif %].jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if docs_type == 'mkdocs' %]mkdocs.yml[% endif %].jinja	
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [% from pathjoin("includes", "variable.jinja") import repo_url with context -%]
 [% from pathjoin("includes", "variable.jinja") import page_url with context -%]
+[%- from pathjoin("includes", "utilities.jinja") import first_letters with context -%]
 
 site_name: {{ project_name }}
 site_description: {{ project_description }}
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ docs_dir: .
 
 exclude_docs: |
   out
+  build
   docs/includes
 [%- if repo_name == 'ss-pybind11' %]
   template
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ exclude_docs: |
 
 theme:
   name: material
+  favicon: "https://img.shields.io/badge/{{ first_letters(project_name) }}-blue"
 
   features:
     - content.action.edit
@@ -103,8 +106,6 @@ plugins:
       enable_creation_date: true
       fallback_to_build_date: true
       type: datetime
-      exclude:
-          - out/*
   - minify:
       minify_html: true
       minify_js: true
diff --git a/template/noxfile.py.jinja b/template/noxfile.py.jinja
index 4136d96..3ff4ff3 100644
--- a/template/noxfile.py.jinja
+++ b/template/noxfile.py.jinja
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ def docs(session: nox.Session) -> None:
         shared_args.append("--strict")
 
     if args.serve:
-        session.run("mkdocs", "--serve")
+        session.run("mkdocs", "serve", *posargs)
     else:
-        session.run("mkdocs", "build", "-d", "docs/_build/html")
+        session.run("mkdocs", *shared_args)
 [% endif %]
 
 @nox.session