diff --git a/src/PSRule.Benchmark/packages.lock.json b/src/PSRule.Benchmark/packages.lock.json
index 6c0ce30334..8912b43798 100644
--- a/src/PSRule.Benchmark/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/PSRule.Benchmark/packages.lock.json
@@ -2,22 +2,14 @@
   "version": 1,
   "dependencies": {
     "net8.0": {
-      "BenchmarkDotNet": {
+      "BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[0.13.12, )",
         "resolved": "0.13.12",
-        "contentHash": "aKnzpUZJJfLBHG7zcfQZhCexZQKcJgElC8qcFUTXPMYFlVauJBobuOmtRnmrapqC2j7EjjZCsPxa3yLvFLx5/Q==",
+        "contentHash": "HdARbwcGFymgrSFoLVtuJaacyNW9WLuGljX0hsTarSO+80nI2OmbDS09R+I9kIeJ8Gn/1zJFjKgefmAlADhlww==",
         "dependencies": {
-          "BenchmarkDotNet.Annotations": "0.13.12",
-          "CommandLineParser": "2.9.1",
-          "Gee.External.Capstone": "2.3.0",
-          "Iced": "1.17.0",
-          "Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp": "4.1.0",
-          "Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime": "2.2.332302",
-          "Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent": "3.0.2",
-          "Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions": "3.1.6",
-          "Perfolizer": "[0.2.1]",
-          "System.Management": "5.0.0"
+          "BenchmarkDotNet": "0.13.12",
+          "Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent": "3.0.2"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.CommandLineUtils": {
@@ -91,6 +83,23 @@
           "System.Text.Encoding.CodePages": "8.0.0"
         }
       },
+      "BenchmarkDotNet": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "0.13.12",
+        "contentHash": "aKnzpUZJJfLBHG7zcfQZhCexZQKcJgElC8qcFUTXPMYFlVauJBobuOmtRnmrapqC2j7EjjZCsPxa3yLvFLx5/Q==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "BenchmarkDotNet.Annotations": "0.13.12",
+          "CommandLineParser": "2.9.1",
+          "Gee.External.Capstone": "2.3.0",
+          "Iced": "1.17.0",
+          "Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp": "4.1.0",
+          "Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime": "2.2.332302",
+          "Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent": "3.0.2",
+          "Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions": "3.1.6",
+          "Perfolizer": "[0.2.1]",
+          "System.Management": "5.0.0"
+        }
+      },
       "BenchmarkDotNet.Annotations": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "0.13.12",
diff --git a/src/PSRule.Types/Environment.cs b/src/PSRule.Types/Environment.cs
index 2f05eaa809..f1a3c70ac4 100644
--- a/src/PSRule.Types/Environment.cs
+++ b/src/PSRule.Types/Environment.cs
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ public static CultureInfo GetCurrentCulture()
     /// <returns>A absolute path.</returns>
     internal static string GetRootedPath(string? path, bool normalize = false, string? basePath = null)
     {
+        basePath ??= GetWorkingPath();
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
-            path = string.Empty;
+            path = normalize ? string.Empty : basePath;
 
-        basePath ??= GetWorkingPath();
         var rootedPath = Path.IsPathRooted(path) ? Path.GetFullPath(path) : Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(basePath, path));
         return normalize ? rootedPath.Replace(BACKSLASH, SLASH) : rootedPath;
     }
@@ -120,20 +120,21 @@ internal static string GetRootedPath(string? path, bool normalize = false, strin
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="path">A full or relative path.</param>
     /// <param name="normalize">When set to <c>true</c> the returned path uses forward slashes instead of backslashes.</param>
+    /// <param name="basePath">A base path to use if the <c>path</c> is relative.</param>
     /// <returns>A absolute base path.</returns>
     /// <remarks>
     /// A base path always includes a trailing <c>/</c>.
     /// </remarks>
-    internal static string GetRootedBasePath(string path, bool normalize = false)
+    internal static string GetRootedBasePath(string path, bool normalize = false, string? basePath = null)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
             path = string.Empty;
 
-        var rootedPath = GetRootedPath(path);
-        var basePath = rootedPath.Length > 0 && IsPathSeparator(rootedPath[rootedPath.Length - 1])
+        var rootedPath = GetRootedPath(path, basePath: basePath);
+        var result = rootedPath.Length > 0 && IsPathSeparator(rootedPath[rootedPath.Length - 1])
             ? rootedPath
             : string.Concat(rootedPath, Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
-        return normalize ? basePath.Replace(BACKSLASH, SLASH) : basePath;
+        return normalize ? result.Replace(BACKSLASH, SLASH) : result;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/PSRule/Common/GitHelper.cs b/src/PSRule/Common/GitHelper.cs
index a4b8f00c09..1e9b0e28f0 100644
--- a/src/PSRule/Common/GitHelper.cs
+++ b/src/PSRule/Common/GitHelper.cs
@@ -190,28 +190,28 @@ private static bool TryGitFile(string file, out string filePath, string path = n
         return File.Exists(filePath);
     }
 
-    private static string GetGitDir(string path)
+    private static string GetGitDir(string path = null)
     {
-        var gitDir = Environment.GetRootedBasePath(path ?? GIT_DEFAULT_PATH);
+        path = Environment.GetRootedPath(GIT_DEFAULT_PATH, basePath: Environment.GetRootedPath(path));
 
         // Try the case of a submodule.
-        if (File.Exists(path) && TryReadGitDir(path, out gitDir))
+        if (File.Exists(path) && TryReadGitDirEntry(path, out var gitDir))
             return gitDir;
 
         // Try the simple case of .git/.
-        return gitDir;
+        return path;
     }
 
-    private static bool TryReadGitDir(string path, out string value)
+    private static bool TryReadGitDirEntry(string filePath, out string value)
     {
         value = null;
-        if (!TryReadFirstLineFromGitFile(path, out var line))
+        if (!TryReadFirstLineFromGitFile(filePath, out var line))
             return false;
 
         if (!line.StartsWith(GIT_GITDIR_PREFIX, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             return false;
 
-        value = Environment.GetRootedBasePath(line.Substring(8));
+        value = Environment.GetRootedBasePath(line.Substring(8), basePath: Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath));
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/PSRule.Tests/GitHelperTests.cs b/tests/PSRule.Tests/GitHelperTests.cs
index f762e8d340..2cbf3b5298 100644
--- a/tests/PSRule.Tests/GitHelperTests.cs
+++ b/tests/PSRule.Tests/GitHelperTests.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private static string GetGitOutput()
 
     private static string GetGitPath()
     {
-        return System.IO.Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "../../../../../.git");
+        return System.IO.Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "../../../../../");
     }
 
     #endregion Helper methods