diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 829a59c..3a9b49f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ inputs:
     default: ${{ github.token }}
   path:
     description: 'Relative path under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE to place the repository'
+    default: ${{ github.workspace }}
   fetch-depth:
     description: 'Number of commits to fetch. 0 indicates all history for all branches and tags.'
     default: 1