diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
index 613e47c2..8c198ba0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pipeline.yml
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ jobs:
             - name: Run e2e test
               run: |
                 docker run --rm \
-                  --volume "$PWD/dbt_project":/dbt_project \
+                  --volume "$PWD/dbt_project/target":/dbt_project/target \
                   ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:ci \
-                  dbt-bouncer --dbt-project-dir dbt_project
+                  dbt-bouncer --dbt-artifacts-dir dbt_project/target
 
     github-action-tests:
       needs: [pre-commit]
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Run action
           uses: ./
           with:
-            dbt-project-dir: dbt_project
+            dbt-artifacts-dir: dbt_project/target
 
     pex-tests:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -211,4 +211,4 @@ jobs:
             run: poetry run pex . -c dbt-bouncer -o ./dist/dbt-bouncer.pex
 
           - name: Test pex file
-            run: ./dist/dbt-bouncer.pex --dbt-project-dir dbt_project
+            run: ./dist/dbt-bouncer.pex --dbt-artifacts-dir dbt_project/target
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index bc850188..4150898c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: 'dbt-bouncer'
 description: 'Configure and enforce conventions for your dbt project.'
 inputs:
-  dbt-project-dir:
+  dbt-artifacts-dir:
     default: '.'
-    description: 'Directory where your dbt project is located.'
+    description: 'Directory where the dbt artifacts exists, generally the `target` directory inside a dbt project.'
     required: false
 
 runs:
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ${{ github.action_path }}/dist/dbt-bouncer.pex \
-          --dbt-project-dir ${{ inputs.dbt-project-dir }}
+          --dbt-artifacts-dir ${{ inputs.dbt-artifacts-dir }}
diff --git a/dbt_bouncer/main.py b/dbt_bouncer/main.py
index 8bc29e61..475b1c1f 100644
--- a/dbt_bouncer/main.py
+++ b/dbt_bouncer/main.py
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
 
 @click.command()
 @click.option(
-    "--dbt-project-dir",
-    help="Directory where the dbt project exists.",
+    "--dbt-artifacts-dir",
+    help="Directory where the dbt artifacts exists, generally the `target` directory inside a dbt project.",
     required=True,
     type=click.Path(exists=True),
 )
 @click.version_option()
-def cli(dbt_project_dir):
+def cli(dbt_artifacts_dir):
     logger.info(f"Running dbt_bouncer ({version()})...")
 
     # Load manifest
-    manifest_json_path = Path(dbt_project_dir) / "target/manifest.json"
+    manifest_json_path = Path(dbt_artifacts_dir) / "manifest.json"
     logger.info(f"Loading manifest.json from {manifest_json_path}...")
     if not manifest_json_path.exists():
         raise FileNotFoundError(f"No manifest.json found at {manifest_json_path}.")
diff --git a/dist/dbt-bouncer.pex b/dist/dbt-bouncer.pex
index 5631dd57..8d09b880 100755
Binary files a/dist/dbt-bouncer.pex and b/dist/dbt-bouncer.pex differ
diff --git a/tests/test_logger.py b/tests/test_logger.py
index 445602d1..e0722380 100644
--- a/tests/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/test_logger.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def test_logger_debug() -> None:
         runner = CliRunner()
         runner.invoke(
             cli,
-            ["--dbt-project-dir", "dbt_project"],
+            ["--dbt-artifacts-dir", "dbt_project/target"],
         )
 
         assert (
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ def test_logger_debug() -> None:
 
 def test_logger_info(caplog) -> None:
     runner = CliRunner()
-    runner.invoke(cli, ["--dbt-project-dir", "dbt_project"])
+    runner.invoke(cli, ["--dbt-artifacts-dir", "dbt_project/target"])
     assert "Running dbt_bouncer (0.0.0)..." in caplog.text
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 29a7caec..742f9244 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def test_cli_happy_path(caplog):
     runner.invoke(
         cli,
         [
-            "--dbt-project-dir",
-            "dbt_project",
+            "--dbt-artifacts-dir",
+            "dbt_project/target",
         ],
     )
     assert "Running dbt_bouncer (0.0.0)..." in caplog.text
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def test_cli_dbt_dir_doesnt_exist():
     result = runner.invoke(
         cli,
         [
-            "--dbt-project-dir",
-            "non-existent-directory",
+            "--dbt-artifacts-dir",
+            "non-existent-directory/target",
         ],
     )
     assert type(result.exception) in [SystemExit]
@@ -37,12 +37,9 @@ def test_cli_manifest_doesnt_exist(tmp_path):
     result = runner.invoke(
         cli,
         [
-            "--dbt-project-dir",
+            "--dbt-artifacts-dir",
             tmp_path,
         ],
     )
     assert type(result.exception) in [FileNotFoundError]
-    assert (
-        result.exception.args[0]
-        == f"No manifest.json found at {tmp_path / 'target/manifest.json'}."
-    )
+    assert result.exception.args[0] == f"No manifest.json found at {tmp_path / 'manifest.json'}."