diff --git a/tools/dotcms-cli/api-data-model/src/main/java/com/dotcms/common/AssetsUtils.java b/tools/dotcms-cli/api-data-model/src/main/java/com/dotcms/common/AssetsUtils.java
index 91cd88d2d1ef..a3d908866715 100644
--- a/tools/dotcms-cli/api-data-model/src/main/java/com/dotcms/common/AssetsUtils.java
+++ b/tools/dotcms-cli/api-data-model/src/main/java/com/dotcms/common/AssetsUtils.java
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public static List<String> parseRootPaths(final File workspace, final File sourc
         // Check if we are inside the workspace but also inside the files folder
         if (sourceCount > workspaceCount + 1 || (sourceCount == workspaceCount + 1 && !sourcePath.startsWith(filesPath))) {
             logger.warn("Invalid source path provided for a files push {}. Source path must be inside the files folder will fallback to workspace. {}", sourcePath, workspacePath);
+            //if a source path is provided, but it is not inside the files folder but still is a valid folder then we will fall back to the workspace
             return parseRootPaths(workspacePath, workspaceCount, workspaceCount);
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/FilesUtils.java b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/FilesUtils.java
index ee1ab2838a96..c97f6952d02d 100644
--- a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/FilesUtils.java
+++ b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/FilesUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package com.dotcms.cli.common;
 
 import com.dotcms.model.language.Language;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.DirectoryStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -61,4 +65,16 @@ public static String cleanFileName(final String badFileName) {
         return cleanName.toString();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if the specified directory is not empty.
+     * @param path the directory to check
+     * @return true if the directory is not empty, false otherwise
+     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
+     */
+    public static boolean isDirectoryNotEmpty(Path path) throws IOException {
+        try (DirectoryStream<Path> directoryStream = Files.newDirectoryStream(path)) {
+            return directoryStream.iterator().hasNext();
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/files/FilesPushCommandIT.java b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/files/FilesPushCommandIT.java
index a4f6f8c973ea..f4f40e907cee 100644
--- a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/files/FilesPushCommandIT.java
+++ b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/files/FilesPushCommandIT.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.dotcms.cli.command.files;
 
+import static com.dotcms.cli.common.FilesUtils.isDirectoryNotEmpty;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import picocli.CommandLine;
+import picocli.CommandLine.ExitCode;
 
 @QuarkusTest
 @TestProfile(DotCMSITProfile.class)
@@ -363,4 +365,42 @@ void testPushRetryAttempts() throws IOException {
             deleteTempDirectory(tempFolder);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Given Scenario: Pull down a workspace doesn't matter if it is empty,
+     * Call the push command with a path that doesn't match any files folder but exists within the workspace.
+     * Expected Result: When the command is called passing a folder that exists within the workspace but its outside files it should return OK cause we default to the workspace root
+     * If the command is called with a path that doesn't match any files folder in the workspace, it should return OK.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs.
+     */
+    @Test
+    void testPushNonFilesMatchingPath() throws IOException {
+
+        // Create a temporal folder for the pull
+        var tempFolder = createTempFolder();
+        final CommandLine commandLine = createCommand();
+        final StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
+        try (PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(writer)) {
+            //Pull down a workspace if empty
+            commandLine.setOut(out);
+            final String path = String.format("//%s", "default");
+            int status = commandLine.execute(FilesCommand.NAME, FilesPull.NAME, path, "--workspace", tempFolder.toString());
+            Assertions.assertEquals(CommandLine.ExitCode.OK, status);
+
+            status = commandLine.execute(FilesCommand.NAME, FilesPush.NAME, "--workspace", tempFolder.toAbsolutePath().toString(), "content-types");
+            Assertions.assertEquals(CommandLine.ExitCode.OK, status);
+
+            Assertions.assertTrue(isDirectoryNotEmpty(tempFolder));
+
+            //But if called with a path that doesn't match any files folder in the workspace
+            status = commandLine.execute(FilesCommand.NAME, FilesPush.NAME, "--workspace", tempFolder.toAbsolutePath().toString(), "non-existing-folder");
+            Assertions.assertEquals(ExitCode.SOFTWARE, status);
+
+        } finally {
+            deleteTempDirectory(tempFolder);
+        }
+    }
+
+
 }