diff --git a/default_index.html b/default_index.html
index e79eae8..8cbdc80 100644
--- a/default_index.html
+++ b/default_index.html
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html{% if(o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.manifest) { %} manifest="{%= o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.manifest + '?' + o.hash %}"{% } %}>
+<html{% if(o.htmlWebpackPlugin.files.manifest) { %} manifest="{%= o.htmlWebpackPlugin.files.manifest + '?' + o.hash %}"{% } %}>
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <title>{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title || 'Webpack App'%}</title>
-    {% for (var css in o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.css) { %}
-    <link href="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.css[css] + '?' + o.hash %}" rel="stylesheet">
+    {% for (var css in o.htmlWebpackPlugin.files.css) { %}
+    <link href="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.files.css[css] + '?' + o.hash %}" rel="stylesheet">
     {% } %}
   </head>
   <body>
-    {% for (var chunk in o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.chunks) { %}
-    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.chunks[chunk].entry + '?' + o.hash %}"></script>
+    {% for (var chunk in o.htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks) { %}
+    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks[chunk].entry + '?' + o.hash %}"></script>
     {% } %}
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2d3cd30..e5b8360 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {
     templateParams.webpack = webpackStatsJson;
     templateParams.hash = webpackStatsJson.hash;
     templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin = {};
-    templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets = self.htmlWebpackPluginAssets(compilation, webpackStatsJson);
+    templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets = self.htmlWebpackPluginLegacyAssets(compilation, webpackStatsJson);
+    templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.files = self.htmlWebpackPluginAssets(compilation, webpackStatsJson);
     templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.options = self.options;
 
     var outputFilename = self.options.filename || 'index.html';
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.emitHtml = function(compilation, htmlTemplateContent
 HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.htmlWebpackPluginAssets = function(compilation, webpackStatsJson) {
   var assets = {
     // Will contain all js & css files by chunk
-    chunks: [],
+    chunks: {},
     // Will contain all js files
     js: [],
     // Will contain all css files
@@ -103,4 +104,18 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.htmlWebpackPluginAssets = function(compilation, webp
   return assets;
 };
 
+/**
+ * A helper to support the templates written for html-webpack-plugin <= 1.1.0
+ */
+HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.htmlWebpackPluginLegacyAssets = function(compilation, webpackStatsJson) {
+  var assets = this.htmlWebpackPluginAssets(compilation, webpackStatsJson);
+  var legacyAssets = {};
+  Object.keys(assets.chunks).forEach(function(chunkName){
+    legacyAssets[chunkName] = assets.chunks[chunkName].entry;
+  });
+  return legacyAssets;
+};
+
+
+
 module.exports = HtmlWebpackPlugin;
diff --git a/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js b/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js
index 96a2cd0..717e105 100644
--- a/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js
+++ b/spec/HtmlWebpackPluginSpec.js
@@ -83,6 +83,34 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPlugin', function() {
     ['<script src="app_bundle.js'], null, done);
   });
 
+  it('allows you to use the deprecated assets object', function (done) {
+    testHtmlPlugin({
+        entry: {
+          app: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/index.js')
+        },
+        output: {
+          path: OUTPUT_DIR,
+          filename: '[name]_bundle.js'
+        },
+        plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/legacy.html')})]
+      },
+      ['<script src="app_bundle.js', 'Some unique text'], null, done);
+  });
+
+  it('allows you to use the deprecated default_index file', function (done) {
+    testHtmlPlugin({
+        entry: {
+          app: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/index.js')
+        },
+        output: {
+          path: OUTPUT_DIR,
+          filename: '[name]_bundle.js'
+        },
+        plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin({template: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/legacy_default_index.html')})]
+      },
+      ['<script src="app_bundle.js'], null, done);
+  });
+
   it('registers a webpack error both template and template content are specified', function(done) {
     webpack({
       entry: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/index.js'),
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/legacy.html b/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7473d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/legacy.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
+    <title>Test</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <p>Some unique text</p>
+    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.app%}"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/legacy_default_index.html b/spec/fixtures/legacy_default_index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2595dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/legacy_default_index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title || 'Webpack App'%}</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    {% for (var chunk in o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets) { %}
+    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets[chunk]%}"></script>
+    {% } %}
+  </body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/test.html b/spec/fixtures/test.html
index c209f70..2764033 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/test.html
+++ b/spec/fixtures/test.html
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <p>Some unique text</p>
-    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.assets.chunks.app.entry%}"></script>
+    <script src="{%=o.htmlWebpackPlugin.files.chunks.app.entry%}"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
