diff --git a/packages/nx-gradle/src/executors/run-task/executor.ts b/packages/nx-gradle/src/executors/run-task/executor.ts
index 615ed4bf9..1b74076b0 100644
--- a/packages/nx-gradle/src/executors/run-task/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-gradle/src/executors/run-task/executor.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@ export default async function runExecutor(
   logger.info(`Executor ran for ${targetName}: ${JSON.stringify(options)}`);
 
   const gradleRootDirectory = getGradleRootDirectory();
+  const gradleRootDirectoryAbsolutePath = join(
+    workspaceRoot,
+    gradleRootDirectory,
+  );
 
   let projectPath = '';
   if (options.projectPath) {
     projectPath = options.projectPath;
   } else {
-    projectPath = getProjectPath(context, gradleRootDirectory);
+    projectPath = getProjectPath(context, gradleRootDirectoryAbsolutePath);
   }
 
   let task = '';
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ export default async function runExecutor(
 
   const command = `${getExecutable()} ${projectPath}:${task}`;
 
-  const result = runCommand(command, join(workspaceRoot, gradleRootDirectory));
+  const result = runCommand(command, gradleRootDirectoryAbsolutePath);
 
   if (!result.success) {
     return { success: false };
diff --git a/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/index.ts
index 8e3f8240c..dd0361ebe 100644
--- a/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   NxJsonConfiguration,
   Tree,
   joinPathFragments,
+  normalizePath,
   readJsonFile,
   readProjectConfiguration,
   workspaceRoot,
@@ -19,42 +20,29 @@ import { join } from 'path';
 
 export function getProjectPath(
   context: ExecutorContext,
-  gradleRootDirectory: string,
+  gradleRootDirectoryAbsolutePath: string,
 ) {
   const projectRoot = getProjectRoot(context);
-  return getProjectPathFromProjectRoot(projectRoot, gradleRootDirectory);
+  return getProjectPathFromProjectRoot(
+    projectRoot,
+    gradleRootDirectoryAbsolutePath,
+  );
 }
 
 export function getProjectPathFromProjectRoot(
   projectRoot: string,
-  gradleRootDirectory: string,
+  gradleRootDirectoryAbsolutePath: string,
 ) {
-  //Remove first dot
-  let replacedString = projectRoot.replace(new RegExp('^\\.', 'g'), '');
-
-  //Remove /gradleRootDirectory if exists
-  if (gradleRootDirectory) {
-    replacedString = replacedString.replace(
-      new RegExp(`^\\/?${gradleRootDirectory}`, 'g'),
-      '',
-    );
-  }
-
-  replacedString = replacedString.replace(new RegExp('/', 'g'), ':');
-
-  if (!replacedString.startsWith(':')) {
-    replacedString = `:${replacedString}`;
-  }
-
-  return replacedString;
-}
+  const projectPathSlash = normalizePath(
+    path.relative(
+      gradleRootDirectoryAbsolutePath,
+      path.join(workspaceRoot, projectRoot),
+    ),
+  );
 
-export function getProjectRootFromProjectPath(projectPath: string) {
-  if (projectPath.startsWith(':')) {
-    throw new Error(`Path ${projectPath} should not starts with two dots (:)`);
-  }
+  const projectPath = projectPathSlash.replace(new RegExp('/', 'g'), ':');
 
-  return projectPath.replace(/:/g, '/');
+  return `:${projectPath}`;
 }
 
 export function getQuarkusVersion(gradlePropertiesContent: string) {
diff --git a/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/regexp.spec.ts b/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/regexp.spec.ts
index 2c24c0c32..06c29d08b 100644
--- a/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/regexp.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-gradle/src/utils/regexp.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getProjectPathFromProjectRoot, getRootProjectName } from '.';
+import { getRootProjectName } from '.';
 
 describe('regexp', () => {
   it('should get name from settings.gradle', () => {
@@ -20,13 +20,4 @@ describe('regexp', () => {
 
     expect(getRootProjectName(settingsGradleKts)).toBe('basic-multiproject');
   });
-
-  it('should get correct projectPath', () => {
-    expect(
-      getProjectPathFromProjectRoot(
-        './nx-gradle/boot-gradle-app-4128904/test',
-        'nx-gradle',
-      ),
-    ).toBe(':boot-gradle-app-4128904:test');
-  });
 });
diff --git a/testing-projects/jnxplus-e2e/tests/nx-gradle/spring-boot-kt.spec.ts b/testing-projects/jnxplus-e2e/tests/nx-gradle/spring-boot-kt.spec.ts
index 223b4d915..623b7dd45 100644
--- a/testing-projects/jnxplus-e2e/tests/nx-gradle/spring-boot-kt.spec.ts
+++ b/testing-projects/jnxplus-e2e/tests/nx-gradle/spring-boot-kt.spec.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('nx-gradle spring-boot kotlin dsl e2e', () => {
     });
 
     await runNxCommandAsync(
-      `generate @jnxplus/nx-gradle:init --dsl kotlin --rootProjectName ${rootProjectName} --preset none --versionManagement version-catalog`,
+      `generate @jnxplus/nx-gradle:init --gradleRootDirectory . --dsl kotlin --rootProjectName ${rootProjectName} --preset none --versionManagement version-catalog`,
     );
   }, 120000);
 
diff --git a/testing-projects/jnxplus-smoke/tests/nx-gradle/quarkus.spec.ts b/testing-projects/jnxplus-smoke/tests/nx-gradle/quarkus.spec.ts
index 493288b97..aebab5d1f 100644
--- a/testing-projects/jnxplus-smoke/tests/nx-gradle/quarkus.spec.ts
+++ b/testing-projects/jnxplus-smoke/tests/nx-gradle/quarkus.spec.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('nx-gradle quarkus smoke', () => {
     execSync('npm i --save-dev @jnxplus/nx-gradle', execSyncOptions());
 
     execSync(
-      'npx nx generate @jnxplus/nx-gradle:init --preset quarkus',
+      'npx nx generate @jnxplus/nx-gradle:init --gradleRootDirectory . --preset quarkus',
       execSyncOptions(),
     );