diff --git a/src/scanner/Scanner.ts b/src/scanner/Scanner.ts
index 52b1b3dbf..ed5d2f164 100644
--- a/src/scanner/Scanner.ts
+++ b/src/scanner/Scanner.ts
@@ -156,12 +156,18 @@ export class Scanner {
     let relevantComponents = componentsWithContext;
 
     // run only for root component if not set explicitly to run recursively
+
     if (!this.argumentsProvider.recursive && relevantComponents.length > 1) {
       const componentsSharedPath = sharedSubpath(relevantComponents.map((cwc) => cwc.component.path));
-      relevantComponents = relevantComponents.filter((cwc) => cwc.component.path === componentsSharedPath);
-      cli.info(
-        `Found more than 1 component. To scan all ${componentsWithContext.length} components run the scanner with an argument --recursive`,
-      );
+      const componentsAtRootPath = relevantComponents.filter((cwc) => cwc.component.path === componentsSharedPath);
+
+      // do not scan only root path if found 0 components there
+      if (componentsAtRootPath.length > 0) {
+        relevantComponents = componentsAtRootPath;
+        cli.info(
+          `Found more than 1 component. To scan all ${componentsWithContext.length} components run the scanner with an argument --recursive`,
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     const practicesWithComponentContext = await Promise.all(relevantComponents.map((cwctx) => this.detectPracticesForComponent(cwctx)));