diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 9cd7c3b8..11a85b55 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ if [ "${VALIDATE_R}" == "true" ]; then
   # Lint the R files   #
   ######################
   # LintCodebase "FILE_TYPE" "LINTER_NAME" "LINTER_CMD" "FILE_TYPES_REGEX" "FILE_ARRAY"
-  LintCodebase  "R" "lintr" "${R_LINTER_RULES}" ".*\.\(r\|R\|Rmd\|rmd\)\$" "${FILE_ARRAY_R[@]}"
+  LintCodebase  "R" "lintr" "lintr::lint('$File') ".*\.\(r\|R\|Rmd\|rmd\)\$" "${FILE_ARRAY_R[@]}"
 fi
 
 ################
diff --git a/lib/worker.sh b/lib/worker.sh
index 8749a39f..43eb8c85 100755
--- a/lib/worker.sh
+++ b/lib/worker.sh
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function LintCodebase() {
         # Lint the file with the updated path #
         #######################################
         LINT_CMD=$(
-          cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" || exit
+          cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${DIR_NAME}" || exit
           R --slave -e "errors <- lintr::lint('$FILE');print(errors);quit(save = 'no', status = if (length(errors) > 0) 1 else 0)" 2>&1 
         )
       else