diff --git a/.gitea/scripts/validate-pr.js b/.gitea/scripts/validate-pr.js
index 0362d4b..de99ec4 100644
--- a/.gitea/scripts/validate-pr.js
+++ b/.gitea/scripts/validate-pr.js
@@ -160,12 +160,16 @@ for (const file of changedFiles) {
     continue;
   }
   
+  // Adjust file paths based on working directory
+  const prFilePath = process.env.PR_FILES_DIR ? `${process.env.PR_FILES_DIR}/${file.replace('plugins/', '')}` : file;
+  const baseFilePath = file;
+  
   // Check if file was added or removed
   let isAdded = false;
   let isRemoved = false;
   
   try {
-    await access(file);
+    await access(prFilePath);
     isAdded = true;
   } catch {
     isRemoved = true;
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ for (const file of changedFiles) {
   if (isAdded) {
     // Validate added/modified plugin
     try {
-      const content = await readFile(file, 'utf-8');
+      const content = await readFile(prFilePath, 'utf-8');
       const plugin = JSON.parse(content);
       
       // Check if this plugin already exists on main
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ for (const file of changedFiles) {
       let originalAuthor = null;
       
       try {
-        const originalContent = await readFile(`../base/${file}`, 'utf-8');
+        const originalContent = await readFile(baseFilePath, 'utf-8');
         const originalPlugin = JSON.parse(originalContent);
         isModification = true;
         originalAuthor = originalPlugin.author;
@@ -243,7 +247,7 @@ for (const file of changedFiles) {
   } else if (isRemoved) {
     // For removed files, check the original author from main branch
     try {
-      const originalContent = await readFile(`../base/${file}`, 'utf-8');
+      const originalContent = await readFile(baseFilePath, 'utf-8');
       const originalPlugin = JSON.parse(originalContent);
       
       if (originalPlugin.author !== prAuthor) {
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/validate-pr.yml b/.gitea/workflows/validate-pr.yml
index baaa95d..04c1821 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/validate-pr.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/validate-pr.yml
@@ -67,12 +67,15 @@ jobs:
           
       - name: Validate PR (using trusted validation script from main)
         run: |
-          node base/.gitea/scripts/validate-pr.js "${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}" "${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.files }}"
-        working-directory: pr
+          cd base
+          node .gitea/scripts/validate-pr.js "${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}" "${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.files }}"
+        env:
+          PR_FILES_DIR: ../pr/plugins
           
       - name: Auto-merge PR
         if: success()
         run: |
+          cd pr
           echo "✅ Validation passed - Auto-merging PR"
           git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
           git config user.email "actions@github.com"