diff --git a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-specification.ts b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-specification.ts
index 68468c4d..9594e17a 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-specification.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-specification.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs'
 import {debug} from '@actions/core'
-import {join, normalize, resolve} from 'path'
+import {join, normalize, resolve, parse} from 'path'
 import {checkArtifactFilePath} from './path-and-artifact-name-validation'
 
 export interface UploadSpecification {
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ export function getUploadSpecification(
   // artifact name was checked earlier on, no need to check again
   const specifications: UploadSpecification[] = []
 
-  if (!fs.existsSync(rootDirectory)) {
+  const rootPath = parse(rootDirectory).dir;
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(rootPath)) {
     throw new Error(`Provided rootDirectory ${rootDirectory} does not exist`)
   }
   if (!fs.lstatSync(rootDirectory).isDirectory()) {