diff --git a/core/lib/pattern_assembler.js b/core/lib/pattern_assembler.js
index 1eb5b6fda..f895e6a93 100644
--- a/core/lib/pattern_assembler.js
+++ b/core/lib/pattern_assembler.js
@@ -244,6 +244,19 @@ var pattern_assembler = function () {
 
   function processPatternIterative(relPath, patternlab) {
 
+    var relativeDepth = relPath.match(/\w(?=\\)|\w(?=\/)/g || []).length;
+    if (relativeDepth > 2) {
+      console.log('');
+      plutils.logOrange('Warning:');
+      plutils.logOrange('A pattern file: ' + relPath + ' was found greater than 2 levels deep from ' + patternlab.config.paths.source.patterns + '.');
+      plutils.logOrange('It\'s strongly suggested to not deviate from the following structure under _patterns/');
+      plutils.logOrange('[patternType]/[patternSubtype]/[patternName].[patternExtension]');
+      console.log('');
+      plutils.logOrange('While Pattern Lab may still function, assets may 404 and frontend links may break. Consider yourself warned. ');
+      plutils.logOrange('Read More: http://patternlab.io/docs/pattern-organization.html');
+      console.log('');
+    }
+
     //check if the found file is a top-level markdown file
     var fileObject = path.parse(relPath);
     if (fileObject.ext === '.md') {
diff --git a/core/lib/ui_builder.js b/core/lib/ui_builder.js
index 77f94c84c..3d41acea5 100644
--- a/core/lib/ui_builder.js
+++ b/core/lib/ui_builder.js
@@ -500,9 +500,13 @@ var ui_builder = function () {
       //todo this isn't quite working yet
       //typePatterns = typePatterns.concat(getPatternItems(patternlab, patternType));
 
-      //render the viewall template
+      //get the appropriate patternType
+      var anyPatternOfType = _.find(typePatterns, function (pat) {
+        return pat.patternType && pat.patternType !== '';});
+
+      //render the viewall template for the type
       var viewAllHTML = buildViewAllHTML(patternlab, typePatterns, patternType);
-      writeFile(paths.public.patterns + p.subdir + '/index.html', mainPageHeadHtml + viewAllHTML + footerHTML);
+      writeFile(paths.public.patterns + anyPatternOfType.patternType + '/index.html', mainPageHeadHtml + viewAllHTML + footerHTML);
 
       //determine if we should omit this patterntype completely from the viewall page
       var omitPatternType = styleGuideExcludes && styleGuideExcludes.length