diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index d67244fb..cc234bab 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ function init() {
             if (!constants_1.action.accessToken && !constants_1.action.gitHubToken) {
                 return core.setFailed("You must provide the action with either a Personal Access Token or the GitHub Token secret in order to deploy.");
             }
-            if (constants_1.action.build.startsWith("/") || constants_1.action.build.startsWith("./")) {
-                return core.setFailed(`The deployment folder cannot be prefixed with '/' or './'. Instead reference the folder name directly.`);
-            }
+            /*if (action.build.startsWith("/") || action.build.startsWith("./")) {
+              return core.setFailed(
+                `The deployment folder cannot be prefixed with '/' or './'. Instead reference the folder name directly.`
+              );
+            }*/
             yield util_1.execute(`git init`, constants_1.action.build);
             yield util_1.execute(`git config user.name ${constants_1.action.pusher.name}`, constants_1.action.build);
             yield util_1.execute(`git config user.email ${constants_1.action.pusher.email}`, constants_1.action.build);
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index e94bc9c0..d5911b02 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ export async function init(): Promise<any> {
       );
     }
 
-    if (action.build.startsWith("/") || action.build.startsWith("./")) {
+    /*if (action.build.startsWith("/") || action.build.startsWith("./")) {
       return core.setFailed(
         `The deployment folder cannot be prefixed with '/' or './'. Instead reference the folder name directly.`
       );
-    }
+    }*/
 
     await execute(`git init`, action.build);
     await execute(`git config user.name ${action.pusher.name}`, action.build);