diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7cd78f420e..a31e6c521a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1097,13 +1097,13 @@ commands =
   lint-sdk-extension-aws: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
   lint-sdk-extension-aws: isort --diff --check-only --settings-path {toxinidir}/.isort.cfg {toxinidir}/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
   lint-sdk-extension-aws: flake8 --config {toxinidir}/.flake8 {toxinidir}/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
-  lint-sdk-extension-aws: pylint {toxinidir}/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws
+  lint-sdk-extension-aws: sh -c "cd sdk-extension && pylint opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws"
 
   test-resource-detector-container: pytest {toxinidir}/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-container/tests {posargs}
   lint-resource-detector-container: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-container
   lint-resource-detector-container: isort --diff --check-only --settings-path {toxinidir}/.isort.cfg {toxinidir}/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-container
   lint-resource-detector-container: flake8 --config {toxinidir}/.flake8 {toxinidir}/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-container
-  lint-resource-detector-container: pylint {toxinidir}/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-container
+  lint-resource-detector-container: sh -c "cd resource && pylint opentelemetry-resource-detector-container"
 
   test-resource-detector-azure: pytest {toxinidir}/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure/tests {posargs}
   lint-resource-detector-azure: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/resource/opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure
@@ -1116,31 +1116,31 @@ commands =
   lint-processor-baggage: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/processor/opentelemetry-processor-baggage
   lint-processor-baggage: isort --diff --check-only --settings-path {toxinidir}/.isort.cfg {toxinidir}/processor/opentelemetry-processor-baggage
   lint-processor-baggage: flake8 --config {toxinidir}/.flake8 {toxinidir}/processor/opentelemetry-processor-baggage
-  lint-processor-baggage: pylint {toxinidir}/processor/opentelemetry-processor-baggage
+  lint-processor-baggage: sh -c "cd processor && pylint opentelemetry-processor-baggage"
 
   test-propagator-aws-xray: pytest {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray/tests {posargs}
   lint-propagator-aws-xray: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
   lint-propagator-aws-xray: isort --diff --check-only --settings-path {toxinidir}/.isort.cfg {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
   lint-propagator-aws-xray: flake8 --config {toxinidir}/.flake8 {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
-  lint-propagator-aws-xray: pylint {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
+  lint-propagator-aws-xray: sh -c "cd propagator && pylint opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray"
 
   test-propagator-ot-trace: pytest {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace/tests {posargs}
   lint-propagator-ot-trace: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace
   lint-propagator-ot-trace: isort --diff --check-only --settings-path {toxinidir}/.isort.cfg {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace
   lint-propagator-ot-trace: flake8 --config {toxinidir}/.flake8 {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace
-  lint-propagator-ot-trace: pylint {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace
+  lint-propagator-ot-trace: sh -c "cd propagator && pylint opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace"
 
   test-exporter-richconsole: pytest {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole/tests {posargs}
   lint-exporter-richconsole: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole
   lint-exporter-richconsole: isort --diff --check-only --settings-path {toxinidir}/.isort.cfg {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole
   lint-exporter-richconsole: flake8 --config {toxinidir}/.flake8 {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole
-  lint-exporter-richconsole: pylint {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole
+  lint-exporter-richconsole: sh -c "cd exporter && pylint opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole"
 
   test-exporter-prometheus-remote-write: pytest {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write/tests {posargs}
   lint-exporter-prometheus-remote-write: black --diff --check --config {toxinidir}/pyproject.toml {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write
   lint-exporter-prometheus-remote-write: isort --diff --check-only --settings-path {toxinidir}/.isort.cfg {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write
   lint-exporter-prometheus-remote-write: flake8 --config {toxinidir}/.flake8 {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write
-  lint-exporter-prometheus-remote-write: pylint {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write
+  lint-exporter-prometheus-remote-write: sh -c "cd exporter && pylint opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write"
 
   coverage: {toxinidir}/scripts/coverage.sh