diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 7ea5685..b1bd84b 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -270,11 +270,12 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
             yield this.removeGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey, true);
             if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
+                // TODO: UPDATE THIS
                 // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
                 // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
                 // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
                 const output = yield this.git.submoduleForeach(
-                // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
+                // Wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
                 `sh -c "git config --local '${this.tokenConfigKey}' '${this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue}' && git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url"`, this.settings.nestedSubmodules);
                 // Replace the placeholder
                 const configPaths = output.match(/(?<=(^|\n)file:)[^\t]+(?=\tremote\.origin\.url)/g) || [];
@@ -380,31 +381,34 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             yield this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(credentialsConfigPath);
             // Add include or includeIf to reference the credentials config
             if (globalConfig) {
-                // For global config, use unconditional include.
-                // No need to track for cleanup since the temp .gitconfig file (which contains
-                // this include.path entry) gets deleted by removeGlobalConfig().
+                // Global config file is temporary
                 yield this.git.config('include.path', credentialsConfigPath, true);
             }
             else {
                 // For local config, use includeIf.gitdir to match the .git directory.
                 // Configure for both host and container paths to support Docker container actions.
-                const gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git');
+                let gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git');
+                console.log(`Git dir: ${gitDir}`);
+                core.info(`Git dir: ${gitDir}`);
+                // Use forward slashes for git config, even on Windows
+                gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/');
                 const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`;
                 yield this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath);
                 this.credentialsIncludeKeys.push(hostIncludeKey);
                 // Configure for container scenario where paths are mapped to fixed locations
                 const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
-                if (githubWorkspace) {
-                    // Calculate the relative path of the working directory from GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-                    const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
-                    const relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory);
-                    // Container paths: GITHUB_WORKSPACE -> /github/workspace, RUNNER_TEMP -> /github/runner_temp
-                    const containerGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativePath, '.git');
-                    const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
-                    const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`;
-                    yield this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath);
-                    this.credentialsIncludeKeys.push(containerIncludeKey);
-                }
+                assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
+                // Calculate the relative path of the working directory from GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+                const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
+                let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory);
+                // Container paths: GITHUB_WORKSPACE -> /github/workspace, RUNNER_TEMP -> /github/runner_temp
+                // Use forward slashes for git config
+                relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+                const containerGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativePath, '.git');
+                const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
+                const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`;
+                yield this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath);
+                this.credentialsIncludeKeys.push(containerIncludeKey);
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/git-auth-helper.ts b/src/git-auth-helper.ts
index 8ebe4dc..8b60334 100644
--- a/src/git-auth-helper.ts
+++ b/src/git-auth-helper.ts
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
       // Configure for both host and container paths to support Docker container actions.
       let gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git')
       console.log(`Git dir: ${gitDir}`)
+      core.info(`Git dir: ${gitDir}`)
       // Use forward slashes for git config, even on Windows
       gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/')
       const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`