diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab51f2a6..501c0f8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **ENV VAR**                        | **Default Value**     | **Notes**                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | ---------------------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | **ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG**           | `false`               | Flag to enable additional information about the linter, versions, and additional output.                                                                                         |
-| **ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY**              | `/ansible`            | Flag to set the root directory for Ansible file location(s), relative to `DEFAULT_WORKSPACE`.                                                                                    |
+| **ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY**              | `/ansible`            | Flag to set the root directory for Ansible file location(s), relative to `DEFAULT_WORKSPACE`. Set to `.` to use the top-level of the `DEFAULT_WORKSPACE`.                        |
 | **CSS_FILE_NAME**                  | `.stylelintrc.json`   | Filename for [Stylelint configuration](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) (ex: `.stylelintrc.yml`, `.stylelintrc.yaml`)                                                     |
 | **DEFAULT_BRANCH**                 | `master`              | The name of the repository default branch.                                                                                                                                       |
 | **DEFAULT_WORKSPACE**              | `/tmp/lint`           | The location containing files to lint if you are running locally.                                                                                                                |
diff --git a/lib/functions/validation.sh b/lib/functions/validation.sh
index 1f0e04b0..66c2e187 100755
--- a/lib/functions/validation.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/validation.sh
@@ -139,8 +139,15 @@ function GetValidationInfo() {
       # Remove first char
       ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY:1}"
     fi
-    # Need to give it full path
-    TEMP_ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
+
+    if [ -z "${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}" ] || [[ ${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY} == "." ]]; then
+      # Catches the case where ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="/" or ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="."
+      TEMP_ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+    else
+      # Need to give it full path
+      TEMP_ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
+    fi
+
     # Set the value
     ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${TEMP_ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
     debug "Setting Ansible directory to: ${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
diff --git a/lib/functions/worker.sh b/lib/functions/worker.sh
index 0916220d..156954ac 100755
--- a/lib/functions/worker.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/worker.sh
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function LintCodebase() {
         # Lint the file with the rules #
         ################################
         LINT_CMD=$(
-          cd "${WORKSPACE_PATH}/ansible" || exit
+          cd "${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}" || exit
           ${LINTER_COMMAND} "${FILE}" 2>&1
         )
       ####################################