diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d070ddc..1d5ed8b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ docker: check-github-token ## Build the container image
 docker-pull: ## Pull the container image from registry
 	docker pull $(SUPER_LINTER_TEST_CONTAINER_URL)
 
+.PHONY: open-shell-super-linter-container
+open-shell-super-linter-container: ## Open a shell in the Super-linter container
+	docker run $(DOCKER_FLAGS) \
+		--interactive \
+		--entrypoint /bin/bash \
+		-v "$(CURDIR)":/tmp/lint \
+		$(SUPER_LINTER_TEST_CONTAINER_URL)
+
 .PHONY: validate-container-image-labels
 validate-container-image-labels: ## Validate container image labels
 	$(CURDIR)/test/validate-docker-labels.sh \
diff --git a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
index 0e6e49fa..5da25ffe 100755
--- a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ function BuildFileList() {
   PARALLEL_COMMAND+=("BuildFileArrays")
   debug "PARALLEL_COMMAND to build the list of files and directories to lint: ${PARALLEL_COMMAND[*]}"
 
-  FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH="$(mktemp -d)"
+  FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH="/tmp/super-linter-file-arrays"
+  mkdir -p "${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
   export FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH
   debug "Created FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH: ${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
 
@@ -206,9 +207,6 @@ BuildFileArrays() {
   debug "Categorizing the following files: ${RAW_FILE_ARRAY[*]}"
   debug "FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE: ${FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE}, FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: ${FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE}, TEST_CASE_RUN: ${TEST_CASE_RUN}"
 
-  ValidateBooleanVariable "IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES" "${IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES}"
-  ValidateBooleanVariable "IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES" "${IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES}"
-
   for FILE in "${RAW_FILE_ARRAY[@]}"; do
     # Get the file extension
     FILE_TYPE="$(GetFileExtension "$FILE")"
@@ -247,7 +245,13 @@ BuildFileArrays() {
         echo "${FILE}" >>"${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}/file-array-JSCPD"
       fi
 
-      # No need to process this item furhter
+      # Handle the corner case where FILE=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}, and the user set
+      # ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY=. or ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY=/
+      if IsAnsibleDirectory "${FILE}"; then
+        echo "${FILE}" >>"${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}/file-array-ANSIBLE"
+      fi
+
+      debug "No need to further process ${FILE}"
       continue
     fi
 
@@ -294,7 +298,7 @@ BuildFileArrays() {
 
     echo "${FILE}" >>"${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}/file-array-GITLEAKS"
 
-    if [[ ("${FILE}" =~ .*${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}.*) ]] && [[ -d "${FILE}" ]]; then
+    if IsAnsibleDirectory "${FILE}"; then
       echo "${FILE}" >>"${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}/file-array-ANSIBLE"
     fi
 
diff --git a/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh b/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
index 87a940b6..eed28ef7 100755
--- a/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ function IsGenerated() {
   fi
 }
 
-# We need these functions when building the file list with paralle
+# We need these functions when building the file list with parallel
 export -f CheckFileType
 export -f DetectActions
 export -f DetectARMFile
@@ -421,3 +421,18 @@ function RunAdditionalInstalls() {
     cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" && zef install --deps-only --/test .
   fi
 }
+
+function IsAnsibleDirectory() {
+  local FILE
+  FILE="$1"
+
+  debug "Checking if ${FILE} is the Ansible directory (${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY})"
+  if [[ ("${FILE}" =~ .*${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}.*) ]] && [[ -d "${FILE}" ]]; then
+    debug "${FILE} is the Ansible directory"
+    return 0
+  else
+    debug "${FILE} is not the Ansible directory"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+export -f IsAnsibleDirectory
diff --git a/lib/functions/validation.sh b/lib/functions/validation.sh
index 0c847ba1..33c4f04b 100755
--- a/lib/functions/validation.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/validation.sh
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ function GetValidationInfo() {
     ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${TEMP_ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
     debug "Setting Ansible directory to: ${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
   fi
+  export ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY
 }
 
 function CheckIfGitBranchExists() {
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 90264dc8..5a645716 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ DEFAULT_RULES_LOCATION='/action/lib/.automation'                            # De
 DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_WORKSPACE="/tmp/lint"                                  # Fall-back value for the workspace
 DEFAULT_WORKSPACE="${DEFAULT_WORKSPACE:-${DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_WORKSPACE}}" # Default workspace if running locally
 FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE="${FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE:-""}"
+export FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE
 FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE="${FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE:-""}"
+export FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE
 GITHUB_DOMAIN="${GITHUB_DOMAIN:-"github.com"}"
 GITHUB_DOMAIN="${GITHUB_DOMAIN%/}" # Remove trailing slash if present
 # GitHub API root url
diff --git a/test/lib/buildFileListTest.sh b/test/lib/buildFileListTest.sh
index 5b6e4977..5104d1d3 100755
--- a/test/lib/buildFileListTest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/buildFileListTest.sh
@@ -9,21 +9,10 @@ CREATE_LOG_FILE=false
 # Default log level
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 LOG_LEVEL="DEBUG"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_DEBUG="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_VERBOSE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_NOTICE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_WARN="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_ERROR="true"
 
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "lib/functions/log.sh"
 
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 DEFAULT_BRANCH=main
 
 git config --global init.defaultBranch "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
@@ -133,8 +122,51 @@ function GenerateFileDiffTwoFilesPushEventTest() {
   GenerateFileDiffTwoFilesTest "${FUNCNAME[0]}"
 }
 
+function BuildFileArraysAnsibleGitHubWorkspaceTest() {
+
+  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+  source /action/lib/functions/detectFiles.sh
+  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+  source /action/lib/functions/validation.sh
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  local FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE=""
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  local FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE=""
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  local TEST_CASE_RUN=false
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  local IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES=false
+  local FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH="/tmp/super-linter-file-arrays"
+  mkdir -p "${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  CHECKOV_LINTER_RULES="$(mktemp)"
+
+  GITHUB_WORKSPACE="/tmp/lint"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+
+  BuildFileArrays "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+
+  local FILE_ARRAY_ANSIBLE_PATH="${FILE_ARRAYS_DIRECTORY_PATH}/file-array-ANSIBLE"
+  if [[ ! -e "${FILE_ARRAY_ANSIBLE_PATH}" ]]; then
+    fatal "${FILE_ARRAY_ANSIBLE_PATH} doesn't exist"
+  fi
+
+  if ! grep -qxF "${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}" "${FILE_ARRAY_ANSIBLE_PATH}"; then
+    fatal "${FILE_ARRAY_ANSIBLE_PATH} doesn't contain ${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
+  fi
+
+  local FUNCTION_NAME
+  FUNCTION_NAME="${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+  notice "${FUNCTION_NAME} PASS"
+}
+
 GenerateFileDiffOneFileTest
 GenerateFileDiffOneFilePushEventTest
 GenerateFileDiffTwoFilesTest
 GenerateFileDiffTwoFilesPushEventTest
 GenerateFileDiffInitialCommitPushEventTest
+
+BuildFileArraysAnsibleGitHubWorkspaceTest
diff --git a/test/lib/detectFilesTest.sh b/test/lib/detectFilesTest.sh
index f654c83e..bdfa2d89 100755
--- a/test/lib/detectFilesTest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/detectFilesTest.sh
@@ -5,15 +5,7 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_DEBUG="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_VERBOSE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_NOTICE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_WARN="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_ERROR="true"
+LOG_LEVEL="DEBUG"
 
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "lib/functions/log.sh"
@@ -102,9 +94,29 @@ function RecognizeShebangWithBlankTest() {
   notice "${FUNCTION_NAME} PASS"
 }
 
+function IsAnsibleDirectoryTest() {
+  local GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+  GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$(mktemp -d)"
+  local FILE="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ansible"
+  mkdir -p "${FILE}"
+  local ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="/ansible"
+  export ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY
+
+  debug "Confirming that ${FILE} is an Ansible directory"
+
+  if ! IsAnsibleDirectory "${FILE}"; then
+    fatal "${FILE} is not considered to be an Ansible directory"
+  fi
+
+  FUNCTION_NAME="${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+  notice "${FUNCTION_NAME} PASS"
+}
+
 RecognizeNoShebangTest
 RecognizeCommentIsNotShebangTest
 RecognizeIndentedShebangAsCommentTest
 RecognizeSecondLineShebangAsCommentTest
 RecognizeShebangTest
 RecognizeShebangWithBlankTest
+
+IsAnsibleDirectoryTest
diff --git a/test/lib/githubEventTest.sh b/test/lib/githubEventTest.sh
index 375b3052..10670a66 100755
--- a/test/lib/githubEventTest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/githubEventTest.sh
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@ CREATE_LOG_FILE=false
 # Default log level
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 LOG_LEVEL="DEBUG"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_DEBUG="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_VERBOSE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_NOTICE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_WARN="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_ERROR="true"
 
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "lib/functions/log.sh"
diff --git a/test/lib/setupSSHTest.sh b/test/lib/setupSSHTest.sh
index 8a8d17c6..035d6806 100755
--- a/test/lib/setupSSHTest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/setupSSHTest.sh
@@ -9,18 +9,6 @@ CREATE_LOG_FILE=false
 # Default log level
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 LOG_LEVEL="DEBUG"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_TRACE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_DEBUG="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_VERBOSE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_NOTICE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_WARN="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_ERROR="true"
 
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "lib/functions/log.sh"
diff --git a/test/lib/validationTest.sh b/test/lib/validationTest.sh
index e22299e2..ad3d8ce7 100755
--- a/test/lib/validationTest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/validationTest.sh
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@ CREATE_LOG_FILE=false
 # Default log level
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 LOG_LEVEL="DEBUG"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_DEBUG="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_VERBOSE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_NOTICE="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_WARN="true"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-LOG_ERROR="true"
 
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "lib/functions/log.sh"