diff --git a/lib/entry-points.js b/lib/entry-points.js
index 7f11d8a40..33accb587 100644
--- a/lib/entry-points.js
+++ b/lib/entry-points.js
@@ -149242,7 +149242,7 @@ async function loadUserConfig(actionState, configFile, workspacePath, apiDetails
   } else if (isLocal(configFile)) {
     const localFilePath = path10.resolve(workspacePath, configFile);
     const workspaceRelative = isWorkspaceRelative(localFilePath);
-    if (workspaceRelative && fs9.existsSync(localFilePath)) {
+    if (workspaceRelative && fs9.statSync(localFilePath, { throwIfNoEntry: false })?.isFile()) {
       configFile = localFilePath;
       localFile = true;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/config-utils.ts b/src/config-utils.ts
index 30a328a66..015d5d24d 100644
--- a/src/config-utils.ts
+++ b/src/config-utils.ts
@@ -510,7 +510,10 @@ export async function loadUserConfig(
     const workspaceRelative = isWorkspaceRelative(localFilePath);
 
     // If the path is relative to the workspace and the file exists, then we use it.
-    if (workspaceRelative && fs.existsSync(localFilePath)) {
+    if (
+      workspaceRelative &&
+      fs.statSync(localFilePath, { throwIfNoEntry: false })?.isFile()
+    ) {
       configFile = localFilePath;
       localFile = true;
     } else {