diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 6a3d8c3..c56d78c 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _remove_widget_files():
     # user specifies that they do not want to add widgets, remove these files from the template.
     # This is easier than adding the files only if they want to add widgets.
     dirs_to_remove = {
-        "./notebooks",  # currently contains only widget demo -- be more specific if others exist
+        "notebooks",  # currently contains only widget demo -- be more specific if others exist
         "src/pynwb/{{ cookiecutter.py_pkg_name }}/widgets"
     }
     for path in dirs_to_remove:
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def _remove_widget_files():
 def main():
     """Run the post gen project hook main entry point."""
 
-    if "{{ cookiecutter.widgets }}" == "True":
+    if "{{ cookiecutter.widgets }}" != "True":
         _remove_widget_files()
 
     _generate_doc()
diff --git a/tests/test_bake_project.py b/tests/test_bake_project.py
index 49c1510..4649d5d 100644
--- a/tests/test_bake_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_bake_project.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_bake_project_extra(cookies):
 
 def test_bake_project_widgets(cookies):
     """Test evaluating the template with widgets."""
-    result = cookies.bake(extra_context={"widgets": "yes"})
+    result = cookies.bake(extra_context={"widgets": True})
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert result.exception is None
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ def _check_gen_files(project_dir: str, namespace: str):
         with open(expected_file, "r") as fp:
             assert fp.read().strip() != "", f"Empty file: {expected_file}"
 
+    # Widgets = False by default, so these files should not exist
+    for unexpected_file in [
+        "notebooks/example.ipynb",
+        "src/pynwb/ndx_my_namespace/widgets/__init__.py",
+        "src/pynwb/ndx_my_namespace/widgets/tetrode_series_widget.py",
+        "src/pynwb/ndx_my_namespace/widgets/README.md",
+    ]:
+        unexpected_file = os.path.join(project_dir, unexpected_file)
+        assert not os.path.exists(unexpected_file), f"Unexpected file: {unexpected_file}"
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # python test_bake_project.py ndx-my-namespace ndx-my-namespace