diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 56234a2..ce83a49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,25 @@ jobs:
           sudo docker exec test-container /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKSPACE/$TEST_DIR && git init"
           sudo docker exec -e GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER=$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER -e GITHUB_EVENT_PATH=$WORKSPACE/event.json -e INPUT_RELATIVEPATH=${{ matrix.path }} -e INPUT_CUSTOMANALYSISOPTIONS=${{ matrix.analysisoptions }} -e GITHUB_WORKSPACE=$WORKSPACE -e GITHUB_SHA=$GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY=$GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e INPUT_MINANNOTATIONLEVEL=info -e INPUT_GITHUBTOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} test-container /bin/bash -c "/dart_package_analyzer"
 
+  test-subdirectory:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Build container
+        run: sudo docker build --quiet -f $DOCKERFILE -t $IMAGE .
+      - name: Run tests
+        env:
+          WORKSPACE: "/test"
+        run: |
+          sudo docker run -d -t --name test-container $IMAGE
+          sudo docker exec test-container /bin/bash -c "mkdir --parents $WORKSPACE/git-root"
+          sudo docker exec test-container /bin/bash -c "useradd unknown && chown unknown -R $WORKSPACE/git-root"
+          sudo docker cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/$TEST_DIR/. test-container:$WORKSPACE/git-root/$TEST_DIR
+          sudo docker cp ${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH} test-container:$WORKSPACE/event.json
+          sudo docker exec test-container /bin/bash -c "cd $WORKSPACE/git-root && git init"
+          sudo docker exec -e GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER=$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER -e GITHUB_EVENT_PATH=$WORKSPACE/event.json -e INPUT_RELATIVEPATH=./git-root/$TEST_DIR -e GITHUB_WORKSPACE=$WORKSPACE -e GITHUB_SHA=$GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY=$GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e INPUT_MINANNOTATIONLEVEL=info -e INPUT_GITHUBTOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} test-container /bin/bash -c "/dart_package_analyzer"
+
   test-pubspec-error:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/app/bin/main.dart b/app/bin/main.dart
index 0ba3a97..42add11 100644
--- a/app/bin/main.dart
+++ b/app/bin/main.dart
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ dynamic main(List<String> args) async {
       () => gaction.exec('flutter', const ['config', '--no-analytics']),
     );
 
-    final canonicalPathToPackage = inputs.paths.canonicalPathToPackage;
+    final canonicalPathToRepoRoot = inputs.paths.canonicalPathToRepoRoot;
     final userProcessResult = await gaction.exec('whoami', [], silent: true);
     final user = (userProcessResult.stdout as String).trim();
     logger.info('whoami returned: $user');
     final chownProcessResult = await gaction.exec(
       'chown',
-      [user, '-R', canonicalPathToPackage],
+      [user, '-R', canonicalPathToRepoRoot],
     );
     if (chownProcessResult.exitCode > 0) {
       logger.warning(
-          "Couldn't change ownership of $canonicalPathToPackage: ${jsonEncode({
+          "Couldn't change ownership of $canonicalPathToRepoRoot: ${jsonEncode({
             "stdout": chownProcessResult.stdout,
             "stderr": chownProcessResult.stderr,
           })}");
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dynamic main(List<String> args) async {
     logger.startGroup('Running pana');
     final panaProcessResult = await gaction.exec(
       'pana',
-      ['--json', '--no-warning', canonicalPathToPackage],
+      ['--json', '--no-warning', inputs.paths.canonicalPathToPackage],
     );
     logger.endGroup();