diff --git a/.github/linters/.sqlfluffini b/.github/linters/.sqlfluff
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/linters/.sqlfluffini
rename to .github/linters/.sqlfluff
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6c9a101..ad9d5725 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **SNAKEMAKE_SNAKEFMT_CONFIG_FILE** | `.snakefmt.toml`                | Filename for [Snakemake configuration](https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt#configuration) (ex: `pyproject.toml`, `.snakefmt.toml`)                                                                                 |
 | **SSL_CERT_SECRET**                | `none`                          | SSL cert to add to the **Super-Linter** trust store. This is needed for users on `self-hosted` runners or need to inject the cert for security standards (ex. ${{ secrets.SSL_CERT }})                               |
 | **SQL_CONFIG_FILE**                | `.sql-config.json`              | Filename for [SQL-Lint configuration](https://sql-lint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/files/configuration.html) (ex: `sql-config.json` , `.config.json`)                                                                   |
-| **SQLFLUFF_CONFIG_FILE**                | `.sqlfluffini`             | Filename for [SQLFLUFF configuration](https://docs.sqlfluff.com/en/stable/configuration.html) (ex: `.sqlfluffini`, `pyproject.toml`)                                                                   |
+| **SQLFLUFF_CONFIG_FILE**                | `/.sqlfluff`             | Filename for [SQLFLUFF configuration](https://docs.sqlfluff.com/en/stable/configuration.html) (ex: `/.sqlfluff`, `pyproject.toml`)                                                                   |
 | **SUPPRESS_FILE_TYPE_WARN**        | `false`                         | If set to `true`, will hide warning messages about files without their proper extensions. Default is `false`                                                                                                         |
 | **SUPPRESS_POSSUM**                | `false`                         | If set to `true`, will hide the ASCII possum at top of log output. Default is `false`                                                                                                                                |
 | **TERRAFORM_TERRASCAN_CONFIG_FILE**| `terrascan.toml`                | Filename for [terrascan configuration](https://github.com/accurics/terrascan) (ex: `terrascan.toml`)                                                                                                                 |
diff --git a/TEMPLATES/.sqlfluffini b/TEMPLATES/.sqlfluff
similarity index 98%
rename from TEMPLATES/.sqlfluffini
rename to TEMPLATES/.sqlfluff
index 7ca2ab49..560e0e81 100644
--- a/TEMPLATES/.sqlfluffini
+++ b/TEMPLATES/.sqlfluff
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## This .sqlfluffini file can be used to configure the SQLFluff linter when
+## This /.sqlfluff file can be used to configure the SQLFluff linter when
 ## used via the GitHub Super Linter. Copy it to the .github/linters folder of
 ## your repo, and uncomment the necessary lines to configure the Super Linter.
 ##
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 7d33d310..36651da1 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ SUPPRESS_POSSUM="${SUPPRESS_POSSUM:-false}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 SQL_FILE_NAME="${SQL_CONFIG_FILE:-.sql-config.json}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
-SQLFLUFF_FILE_NAME="${SQLFLUFF_CONFIG_FILE:-.sqlfluffini}"
+SQLFLUFF_FILE_NAME="${SQLFLUFF_CONFIG_FILE:-/.sqlfluff}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 TERRAFORM_TFLINT_FILE_NAME="${TERRAFORM_TFLINT_CONFIG_FILE:-.tflint.hcl}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
diff --git a/test/inspec/super-linter/controls/super_linter.rb b/test/inspec/super-linter/controls/super_linter.rb
index 261d894e..c0b2d791 100644
--- a/test/inspec/super-linter/controls/super_linter.rb
+++ b/test/inspec/super-linter/controls/super_linter.rb
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ control "super-linter-validate-files" do
     "/action/lib/.automation/.scalafmt.conf",
     "/action/lib/.automation/.snakefmt.toml",
     "/action/lib/.automation/.sql-config.json",
-    "/action/lib/.automation/.sqlfluffini",
+    "/action/lib/.automation//.sqlfluff",
     "/action/lib/.automation/.stylelintrc.json",
     "/action/lib/.automation/.tflint.hcl",
     "/action/lib/.automation/.yaml-lint.yml",