diff --git a/packages/cache/__tests__/cacheUtils.test.ts b/packages/cache/__tests__/cacheUtils.test.ts
index f1f95577..c5817f2d 100644
--- a/packages/cache/__tests__/cacheUtils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/__tests__/cacheUtils.test.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@ test('assertDefined throws if undefined', () => {
 test('assertDefined returns value', () => {
   expect(cacheUtils.assertDefined('test', 5)).toBe(5)
 })
+
+test('resolvePaths works on current directory', async () => {
+  const resolvedPath = await cacheUtils.resolvePaths(['.'])
+  expect(resolvedPath).toBe(['.'])
+})
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
index 9c1035a9..f2eb436a 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ export async function resolvePaths(patterns: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
       .replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/')
     core.debug(`Matched: ${relativeFile}`)
     // Paths are made relative so the tar entries are all relative to the root of the workspace.
-    paths.push(`${relativeFile}`)
+    if (relativeFile === "") {
+      // path.relative returns empty string if workspace and file are equal
+      paths.push(".")
+    } else {
+      paths.push(`${relativeFile}`)
+    }
   }
 
   return paths