diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/python_lint.yml
index 897ef55a9..07b60b47e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_lint.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Python CI
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - "*.py"
+      - "**.py"
       - "requirements.txt"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/tools/ci/python_packages/ttfw_idf/IDFApp.py b/tools/ci/python_packages/ttfw_idf/IDFApp.py
index dcf042386..d21e5e1cf 100644
--- a/tools/ci/python_packages/ttfw_idf/IDFApp.py
+++ b/tools/ci/python_packages/ttfw_idf/IDFApp.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class IDFApp(App.BaseApp):
         flash_settings["encrypt"] = "CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENCRYPTION_MODE_DEVELOPMENT" in sdkconfig_dict
 
         # make file offsets into integers, make paths absolute
-        flash_files = [(int(offs, 0), os.path.join(self.binary_path, path.strip())) for (offs, path) in flash_files]
+        flash_files = [(int(offs, 0), os.path.join(self.binary_path, file_path.strip())) for (offs, file_path) in flash_files]
 
         return flash_files, flash_settings