diff --git a/pkg/chart/chart.go b/pkg/chart/chart.go
index 0ae6c876..3c1314b6 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/chart.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/chart.go
@@ -767,13 +767,9 @@ func (t *Testing) ComputeChangedChartDirectories() ([]string, error) {
 		dir := filepath.Dir(file)
 		// Make sure directory is really a chart directory
 		chartDir, err := t.utils.LookupChartDir(cfg.ChartDirs, dir)
-		chartDirElement := strings.Split(chartDir, "/")
 		if err == nil {
-			if len(chartDirElement) > 1 {
-				chartDirName := chartDirElement[len(chartDirElement)-1]
-				if slices.Contains(cfg.ExcludedCharts, chartDirName) {
-					continue
-				}
+			if slices.Contains(cfg.ExcludedCharts, filepath.Base(chartDir)) {
+				continue
 			}
 			changedChartFiles[chartDir] = append(changedChartFiles[chartDir], strings.TrimPrefix(file, chartDir+"/"))
 		} else {
diff --git a/pkg/chart/chart_test.go b/pkg/chart/chart_test.go
index 2b3246fa..243c01e4 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/chart_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/chart_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,18 @@ func TestComputeChangedChartDirectoriesWithHelmignore(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expected, actual)
 }
 
+func TestComputeChangedChartDirectoriesWithExcludedChartAtRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.Configuration{
+		ExcludedCharts: []string{"excluded", "test_chart_at_root"},
+		ChartDirs:      []string{"test_charts", "."},
+	}
+	ct := newTestingMock(cfg)
+	actual, err := ct.ComputeChangedChartDirectories()
+	expected := []string{"test_charts/foo", "test_charts/bar"}
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expected, actual)
+}
+
 func TestComputeChangedChartDirectoriesWithMultiLevelChart(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.Configuration{
 		ExcludedCharts: []string{"excluded"},