diff --git a/e2e/actions/artifacts/.halfpipe.io b/e2e/actions/artifacts/.halfpipe.io
index 0a4fb255..8bda9cdb 100644
--- a/e2e/actions/artifacts/.halfpipe.io
+++ b/e2e/actions/artifacts/.halfpipe.io
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ team: halfpipe-team
 pipeline: artifacts
 platform: actions
 
+triggers:
+- type: git
+  watched_paths:
+  - e2e/actions/artifacts
+
 tasks:
 - type: run
   name: build
diff --git a/e2e/actions/artifacts/workflowExpected.yml b/e2e/actions/artifacts/workflowExpected.yml
index 36c46995..bfc8c764 100644
--- a/e2e/actions/artifacts/workflowExpected.yml
+++ b/e2e/actions/artifacts/workflowExpected.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ name: artifacts
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+    paths:
+    - e2e/actions/artifacts**
+    - .github/workflows/artifacts.yml
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 env:
   ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.EE_ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/.halfpipe.io b/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/.halfpipe.io
index 58f4a6d3..697b4ad5 100644
--- a/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/.halfpipe.io
+++ b/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/.halfpipe.io
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ team: halfpipe-team
 pipeline: pipeline-name
 platform: actions
 
+triggers:
+- type: git
+  watched_paths:
+  - .
+
 tasks:
 - type: consumer-integration-test
   name: c-name
diff --git a/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/workflowExpected.yml b/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/workflowExpected.yml
index 61948a0e..654093c0 100644
--- a/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/workflowExpected.yml
+++ b/e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test/workflowExpected.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ name: pipeline-name
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+    paths:
+    - e2e/actions/consumer-integration-test**
+    - .github/workflows/pipeline-name.yml
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 env:
   ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.EE_ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/e2e/concourse/artifacts/.halfpipe.io b/e2e/concourse/artifacts/.halfpipe.io
index 3fbaa836..1833ae31 100644
--- a/e2e/concourse/artifacts/.halfpipe.io
+++ b/e2e/concourse/artifacts/.halfpipe.io
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pipeline: halfpipe-e2e-artifacts
 triggers:
 - type: git
   watched_paths:
-  - e2e/concourse/artifacts
+  - .
 
 tasks:
 - type: run
diff --git a/mapper/git_trigger.go b/mapper/git_trigger.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1302e0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mapper/git_trigger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package mapper
+
+import (
+	"github.com/springernature/halfpipe/manifest"
+)
+
+type gitTriggerMapper struct {
+}
+
+func (g gitTriggerMapper) Apply(original manifest.Manifest) (updated manifest.Manifest, err error) {
+	updated = original
+	updated.Triggers = g.updateGitTrigger(updated.Triggers)
+	return updated, nil
+}
+
+func (g gitTriggerMapper) updateGitTrigger(triggerList manifest.TriggerList) (updated manifest.TriggerList) {
+	for _, trigger := range triggerList {
+		switch trigger := trigger.(type) {
+		case manifest.GitTrigger:
+			for i, path := range trigger.WatchedPaths {
+				if path == "." {
+					trigger.WatchedPaths[i] = trigger.BasePath
+				}
+			}
+			updated = append(updated, trigger)
+		default:
+			updated = append(updated, trigger)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+func NewGitTriggerMapper() Mapper {
+	return gitTriggerMapper{}
+}
diff --git a/mapper/git_trigger_test.go b/mapper/git_trigger_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3af71add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mapper/git_trigger_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package mapper
+
+import (
+	"github.com/springernature/halfpipe/manifest"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGitTriggerMapper_Apply(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("does nothing on empty manifest", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := manifest.Manifest{}
+		expected := manifest.Manifest{}
+
+		updated, err := NewGitTriggerMapper().Apply(input)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, expected, updated)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("does nothing when there is no dot in the watched paths", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := manifest.Manifest{
+			Triggers: manifest.TriggerList{
+				manifest.GitTrigger{WatchedPaths: []string{"a", "b"}},
+			},
+		}
+		expected := manifest.Manifest{
+			Triggers: manifest.TriggerList{
+				manifest.GitTrigger{WatchedPaths: []string{"a", "b"}},
+			},
+		}
+
+		updated, err := NewGitTriggerMapper().Apply(input)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, expected, updated)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("converts dots to base path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := manifest.Manifest{
+			Triggers: manifest.TriggerList{
+				manifest.GitTrigger{WatchedPaths: []string{"a", "."}, BasePath: "some/path/to/something"},
+			},
+		}
+		expected := manifest.Manifest{
+			Triggers: manifest.TriggerList{
+				manifest.GitTrigger{WatchedPaths: []string{"a", "some/path/to/something"}, BasePath: "some/path/to/something"},
+			},
+		}
+
+		updated, err := NewGitTriggerMapper().Apply(input)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, expected, updated)
+	})
+
+}
diff --git a/mapper/mapper.go b/mapper/mapper.go
index 5736c8e0..91711284 100644
--- a/mapper/mapper.go
+++ b/mapper/mapper.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func New() Mapper {
 			NewUpdatePipelineMapper(),
 			NewNotificationsMapper(),
 			NewCfMapper(),
+			NewGitTriggerMapper(),
 		},
 	}
 }