diff --git a/utils/techutils/techutils.go b/utils/techutils/techutils.go
index 56d6a53f..4710aa76 100644
--- a/utils/techutils/techutils.go
+++ b/utils/techutils/techutils.go
@@ -496,13 +496,26 @@ func getExistingRootDir(path string, workingDirectoryToIndicators map[string][]s
 	for wd := range workingDirectoryToIndicators {
 		parentWd := filepath.Dir(wd)
 		parentRoot := filepath.Dir(root)
-		if parentRoot != parentWd && strings.HasPrefix(root, wd) {
+		if parentRoot != parentWd && hasCompletePathPrefix(root, wd) {
 			root = wd
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+// This functions checks if wd is a PATH prefix for root. Examples:
+// root = dir1/dir2/dir3 | wd = dir1/dir --> false (wd is prefix to root, but is not actually a valid part of its path)
+// root = dir1/dir2/dir3 | wd = dir1/dir2 --> true
+func hasCompletePathPrefix(root, wd string) bool {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(root, wd) {
+		return false
+	}
+	rootParts := strings.Split(root, string(filepath.Separator))
+	wdParts := strings.Split(wd, string(filepath.Separator))
+	idxToCheck := len(wdParts) - 1
+	return rootParts[idxToCheck] == wdParts[idxToCheck]
+}
+
 // DetectedTechnologiesToSlice returns a string slice that includes all the names of the detected technologies.
 func DetectedTechnologiesToSlice(detected map[Technology]map[string][]string) []string {
 	keys := make([]string, 0, len(detected))
diff --git a/utils/techutils/techutils_test.go b/utils/techutils/techutils_test.go
index 0230e952..796e4d57 100644
--- a/utils/techutils/techutils_test.go
+++ b/utils/techutils/techutils_test.go
@@ -290,6 +290,17 @@ func TestGetExistingRootDir(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: "directory",
 		},
+		{
+			// This test case checks that we capture the correct root when sub is a prefix to root, but not an actual path prefix
+			// Example: root = "dir1/dir2", sub = "dir" -> root indeed starts with 'dir' but 'dir' is not a path prefix to the root
+			name: "match root when root's letters start with sub's letters",
+			path: filepath.Join("dir3", "dir"),
+			workingDirectoryToIndicators: map[string][]string{
+				filepath.Join("dir3", "dir"): {filepath.Join("dir3", "dir", "package.json")},
+				"dir":                        {filepath.Join("dir", "package.json")},
+			},
+			expected: filepath.Join("dir3", "dir"),
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -298,6 +309,39 @@ func TestGetExistingRootDir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHasCompletePathPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		root     string
+		wd       string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "no prefix",
+			root:     filepath.Join("dir1", "dir2"),
+			wd:       filepath.Join("some", "other", "project"),
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "prefix but not a path prefix",
+			root:     filepath.Join("dir1", "dir2"),
+			wd:       "dir",
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "path prefix",
+			root:     filepath.Join("dir1", "dir2"),
+			wd:       "dir1",
+			expected: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, hasCompletePathPrefix(test.root, test.wd))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCleanSubDirectories(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name                    string
@@ -531,6 +575,17 @@ func TestGetTechInformationFromWorkingDir(t *testing.T) {
 				"dir4": {filepath.Join("dir4", "package.json")},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:                 "pnpmTestWithProvidedTechFromUser",
+			tech:                 Pnpm,
+			requestedDescriptors: make(map[Technology][]string),
+			techProvidedByUser:   true,
+			expected: map[string][]string{
+				filepath.Join("dir3", "dir"): {filepath.Join("dir3", "dir", "package.json")},
+				"dir":                        {filepath.Join("dir", "package.json")},
+				"dir4":                       {filepath.Join("dir4", "package.json")},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {