diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f12c3ea..e673dfd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ### master
+- use `deploy_path` helper instead of `fetch :deploy_to`
 - fix a bug: plugin task blows up if setup task is not defined
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/safe_deploy_to.rake b/lib/capistrano/tasks/safe_deploy_to.rake
index ac56792..b11dc42 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/safe_deploy_to.rake
+++ b/lib/capistrano/tasks/safe_deploy_to.rake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 namespace :load do
   task :defaults do
     set :safe_deploy_to_owner, nil
-    set :safe_deploy_to_path, -> { fetch(:deploy_to) }
+    set :safe_deploy_to_path, -> { deploy_path }
   end
 end