diff --git a/src/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.php b/src/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.php
index 1abe5ac..5ea53b0 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.php
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ public function controllersToRemove(array $paths): self
 
         $localRelativePaths = array_map(function ($absolutePath) {
             $relativePath = str_replace($this->localProjectDir, '', $absolutePath);
+            if (Str::startsWith($absolutePath, $this->localProjectDir)) {
+                $relativePath = mb_substr($absolutePath, mb_strlen($this->localProjectDir));
+            }
+            
             $this->validatePathIsRelativeToProject($relativePath, 'controllersToRemove');
 
             return trim($relativePath, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);