diff --git a/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/build.sh b/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/build.sh
index a391529188..e760da0acc 100755
--- a/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/build.sh
+++ b/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/build.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
     echo "Error: Must provide the full path to the project to build"
     exit 1
 fi
-if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then
+if [ ! -f "$1/Cargo.toml" ]; then
       echo "Error: Cannot find project: $1"
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/clean.sh b/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/clean.sh
index 690ba534ea..76fbe81fb9 100755
--- a/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/clean.sh
+++ b/sdk/bpf/rust-utils/clean.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
     echo "Error: Must provide the full path to the project to build"
     exit 1
 fi
-if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then
+if [ ! -f "$1/Cargo.toml" ]; then
       echo "Error: Cannot find project: $1"
     exit 1
 fi