diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/get-pr-owners.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/get-pr-owners.yml
index 2abe10b81a52..a80d5b83b2de 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/get-pr-owners.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/get-pr-owners.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ steps:
 
   - pwsh: |
       $originalValue = "$(${{ parameters.TargetVariable }})"
-      $result = $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/get-codeowners.ps1 -TargetDirectory sdk/${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}/ -RootDirectory $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+      $result = $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/get-codeowners.ps1 -TargetDirectory /sdk/${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}/ -RootDirectory $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
       if ($result) {
         Write-Output "##vso[task.setvariable variable=${{ parameters.TargetVariable }}]$originalValue,$result"
       }
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/get-codeowners.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/get-codeowners.ps1
index edbae4cb18c6..8452f9fd650b 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/get-codeowners.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/get-codeowners.ps1
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ param (
   $TargetDirectory, # should be in relative form from root of repo. EG: sdk/servicebus
   $RootDirectory # ideally $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
 )
-
+$target = $TargetDirectory.ToLower().Trim("/")
 $codeOwnersLocation = Join-Path $RootDirectory -ChildPath ".github/CODEOWNERS"
+$ownedFolders = @{}
 
 if (!(Test-Path $codeOwnersLocation)) {
   Write-Host "Unable to find CODEOWNERS file in target directory $RootDirectory"
@@ -12,29 +13,27 @@ if (!(Test-Path $codeOwnersLocation)) {
 
 $codeOwnersContent = Get-Content $codeOwnersLocation
 
-$ownedFolders = @{}
-
 foreach ($contentLine in $codeOwnersContent) {
   if (-not $contentLine.StartsWith("#") -and $contentLine){
     $splitLine = $contentLine -split "\s+"
     
     # CODEOWNERS file can also have labels present after the owner aliases
     # gh aliases start with @ in codeowners. don't pass on to API calls
-    $ownedFolders[$splitLine[0].ToLower()] = ($splitLine[1..$($splitLine.Length)] `
+    $ownedFolders[$splitLine[0].ToLower().Trim("/")] = ($splitLine[1..$($splitLine.Length)] `
       | ? { $_.StartsWith("@") } `
       | % { return $_.substring(1) }) -join ","
   }
 }
 
-$results = $ownedFolders[$TargetDirectory.ToLower()]
+$results = $ownedFolders[$target]
 
 if ($results) {
-  Write-Host "Discovered code owners for path $TargetDirectory are $results."
+  Write-Host "Found a folder $results to match $target"
   return $results
 }
 else {
-  Write-Host "Unable to match path $TargetDirectory in CODEOWNERS file located at $codeOwnersLocation."
-  Write-Host $ownedFolders | ConvertTo-Json
+  Write-Host "Unable to match path $target in CODEOWNERS file located at $codeOwnersLocation."
+  Write-Host ($ownedFolders | ConvertTo-Json)
   return ""
 }