diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-extension.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-extension.yaml
index 1e25328..1631ecb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-extension.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-extension.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ jobs:
           id: package
           run: echo "name=$(jq -r .name ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ inputs.path }}/composer.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+        - name: Exclude store dir from path-repo copy
+          shell: bash
+          run: |
+            EXT_COMPOSER="${{ github.workspace }}/${{ inputs.path }}/composer.json"
+            tmp="$(mktemp)"
+            jq '.archive.exclude = ((.archive.exclude // []) + ["/_ghamagento"] | unique)' "$EXT_COMPOSER" > "$tmp"
+            mv "$tmp" "$EXT_COMPOSER"
+
         - name: Require extension
           working-directory: ${{ steps.setup-magento.outputs.path }}
           run: composer require "${{ steps.package.outputs.name }}:@dev" --no-install
@@ -133,6 +141,14 @@ jobs:
           id: package
           run: echo "name=$(jq -r .name ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ inputs.path }}/composer.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+        - name: Exclude store dir from path-repo copy
+          shell: bash
+          run: |
+            EXT_COMPOSER="${{ github.workspace }}/${{ inputs.path }}/composer.json"
+            tmp="$(mktemp)"
+            jq '.archive.exclude = ((.archive.exclude // []) + ["/_ghamagento"] | unique)' "$EXT_COMPOSER" > "$tmp"
+            mv "$tmp" "$EXT_COMPOSER"
+
         - name: Require extension
           working-directory: ${{ steps.setup-magento.outputs.path }}
           run: composer require "${{ steps.package.outputs.name }}:@dev" --no-install
@@ -209,6 +225,14 @@ jobs:
         id: package
         run: echo "name=$(jq -r .name ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ inputs.path }}/composer.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Exclude store dir from path-repo copy
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          EXT_COMPOSER="${{ github.workspace }}/${{ inputs.path }}/composer.json"
+          tmp="$(mktemp)"
+          jq '.archive.exclude = ((.archive.exclude // []) + ["/_ghamagento"] | unique)' "$EXT_COMPOSER" > "$tmp"
+          mv "$tmp" "$EXT_COMPOSER"
+
       - name: Require extension
         working-directory: ${{ steps.setup-magento.outputs.path }}
         run: composer require "${{ steps.package.outputs.name }}:@dev" --no-install