diff --git a/src/Plugin.php b/src/Plugin.php
index 28703c2d..4857ac55 100644
--- a/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin.php
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ private function updateInstalledPaths()
             $finder->files()
               ->ignoreVCS(true)
               ->in($packageInstallPath)
-              ->depth('> 1')
+              ->depth('>= 1')
               ->depth('< 4')
               ->name('ruleset.xml');
             foreach ($finder as $ruleset) {
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ private function updateInstalledPaths()
     /**
      * Iterates through Composers' local repository looking for valid Coding
      * Standard packages.
+     * 
+     * If the package is the RootPackage (the one the plugin is installed into), 
+     * the package is ignored for now since it needs a different install path logic.
      *
      * @return array Composer packages containing coding standard(s)
      */
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ function (PackageInterface $package) {
             }
         );
 
-        if ($this->composer->getPackage()->getType() === self::PACKAGE_TYPE) {
+        if (!$this->composer->getPackage() instanceof \Composer\Package\RootpackageInterface && $this->composer->getPackage()->getType() === self::PACKAGE_TYPE) {
             $codingStandardPackages[] = $this->composer->getPackage();
         }