diff --git a/.github/workflows/awesome_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/awesome_workflow.yml
index 276b1875..582bc9c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/awesome_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/awesome_workflow.yml
@@ -137,10 +137,12 @@ jobs:
             print("\n".join(space_files) + "\n")
 
           nodir_files = [file for file in cpp_files if file.count(os.sep) != 1 and "project_euler" not in file and "data_structure" not in file]
-          nodir_file_bad_files = len(nodir_files) - 1
-          if nodir_file_bad_files:            
+          if len(nodir_files) > 1:            
+            nodir_file_bad_files = len(nodir_files) - 1
             print(f"{len(nodir_files)} files are not in one and only one directory:")
             print("\n".join(nodir_files) + "\n")
+          else:
+            nodir_file_bad_files = 0
             
           bad_files = nodir_file_bad_files + len(upper_files + space_files)
           if bad_files: