diff --git a/site-generator b/site-generator
index 91e090b..86e52a7 100755
--- a/site-generator
+++ b/site-generator
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ sub main {
 				$page_config->{'root_template'} = $config{root_template}{content};
 			}
 
-			if (exists $config{root_template}{baseurl}) {
-				$page_config->{'baseurl'} = $config{root_template}{baseurl};
-			}
-
-			if (exists $config{root_template}{media_hostname}) {
-				$page_config->{'media_hostname'} = $config{root_template}{media_hostname};
+			# Set all config root_template properties as default page config properties
+			# except the previously set root_template content property
+			my @root_args = grep { $_ ne 'content' } keys %{$config{root_template}};
+			foreach my $root_arg (@root_args) {
+				if (exists $page_config->{$root_arg} == 0) {
+					$page_config->{$root_arg} = $config{root_template}{$root_arg};
+				}
 			}
 
 			if ($page_config->{'multipage'} && $page_config->{'multipage'} eq 'true') {