diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_language_properties.py b/.github/scripts/check_language_properties.py
index 8ae7dbfc1..ea52fadd8 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_language_properties.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_language_properties.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch, actor):
 
     if len(file_list) == 1:
         file_arr = file_list[0].split()
-    base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "src", "main", "resources"))
+    base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "stirling-pdf", "src", "main", "resources"))
 
     for file_path in file_arr:
         file_normpath = os.path.normpath(file_path)
@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ def check_for_differences(reference_file, file_list, branch, actor):
             or (
                 # only local windows command
                 not file_normpath.startswith(
-                    os.path.join("", "src", "main", "resources", "messages_")
+                    os.path.join("", "stirling-pdf", "src", "main", "resources", "messages_")
                 )
                 and not file_normpath.startswith(
-                    os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "src", "main", "resources", "messages_")
+                    os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "stirling-pdf", "src", "main", "resources", "messages_")
                 )
             )
             or not file_normpath.endswith(".properties")
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         else:
             file_list = glob.glob(
                 os.path.join(
-                    os.getcwd(), "src", "main", "resources", "messages_*.properties"
+                    os.getcwd(), "stirling-pdf", "src", "main", "resources", "messages_*.properties"
                 )
             )
         update_missing_keys(args.reference_file, file_list)