diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..723ef36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e7868f4..c3ca1f9 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Setup composer
 description: Install and cache composer dependencies
 author: Jamie Schouten
 inputs:
+  working-directory:
+    description: 'directory to run composer in'
+    required: false
+    default: './'
   args:
     description: 'install arguments'
     required: false
@@ -21,13 +25,18 @@ runs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Set working directory
+      run: cd ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+
     - name: Auth registry
       run: composer config --global bearer.packistry.qlic.nl ${{ inputs.packistry-token }}
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
 
     - name: Get Composer Cache Directory
       id: composer-cache
       run: |
         echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
 
     - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
@@ -35,6 +44,8 @@ runs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles(inputs.file) }}
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: composer install ${{ inputs.args }}
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}