diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
index a0875cd..6434528 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-checks.yml
@@ -523,13 +523,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+          cdk_output_dir="cdk.out"
+          if [ ! -d "$cdk_output_dir" ]; then
+            cdk_output_dir="packages/cdk/cdk.out"
+          fi
+
           declare -a rulesets=("ncsc" "ncsc-cafv3" "wa-Reliability-Pillar" "wa-Security-Pillar")
           for ruleset in "${rulesets[@]}"
           do
             echo "Checking all templates in cdk.out folder with ruleset $ruleset"
 
             ~/.guard/bin/cfn-guard validate \
-                --data cdk.out \
+                --data "$cdk_output_dir" \
                     --rules "/tmp/ruleset/output/$ruleset.guard" \
                 --show-summary fail \
                 > "cfn_guard_output/cdk.out_$ruleset.txt"