diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8215f38..5f6fd02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: run protolint
       uses: plexsystems/protolint-action@v0.2.0
+      with:
+        configDirectory: .
 
   update-docs:
     environment: Production