diff --git a/src/cmd/metadata.rs b/src/cmd/metadata.rs
index 4a20bb3154a5d992569870b5d7760e5fd47a5859..c301c3015427a3fbca2522123c98bbdd9c18e858 100644
--- a/src/cmd/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/metadata.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ use contract_metadata::{
     SourceLanguage, SourceWasm, User,
 };
 use semver::Version;
-use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{
+    fs,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 use url::Url;
 
 const METADATA_FILE: &str = "metadata.json";
@@ -120,6 +123,12 @@ impl GenerateMetadataCommand {
         if self.unstable_options.original_manifest {
             generate_metadata(&self.crate_metadata.manifest_path)?;
         } else {
+            let manifest_dir = match self.crate_metadata.manifest_path.directory() {
+                Some(dir) => dir,
+                None => Path::new("./"),
+            };
+            let absolute_package_path = manifest_dir.canonicalize()?;
+
             Workspace::new(
                 &self.crate_metadata.cargo_meta,
                 &self.crate_metadata.root_package.id,
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ impl GenerateMetadataCommand {
                     .with_profile_release_lto(false)?;
                 Ok(())
             })?
-            .with_metadata_gen_package()?
+            .with_metadata_gen_package(absolute_package_path)?
             .using_temp(generate_metadata)?;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/workspace/mod.rs b/src/workspace/mod.rs
index 0866d226d52613ecd82feb6f7cf66e7ac653f610..bc461d0dc23343aa5214806deddf3989816f001e 100644
--- a/src/workspace/mod.rs
+++ b/src/workspace/mod.rs
@@ -98,17 +98,16 @@ impl Workspace {
         Ok(self)
     }
 
-    /// Amend the workspace manifest using the supplied function.
-    pub fn with_workspace_manifest<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> Result<&mut Self>
+    /// Amend the manifest of the package at `package_path` using the supplied function.
+    pub fn with_contract_manifest<F>(&mut self, package_path: &Path, f: F) -> Result<&mut Self>
     where
         F: FnOnce(&mut Manifest) -> Result<()>,
     {
-        let workspace_root = self.workspace_root.clone();
-        let workspace_manifest = self
+        let manifest = self
             .members
             .iter_mut()
             .find_map(|(_, (_, manifest))| {
-                if manifest.path().directory() == Some(&workspace_root) {
+                if manifest.path().directory() == Some(package_path) {
                     Some(manifest)
                 } else {
                     None
@@ -117,13 +116,15 @@ impl Workspace {
             .ok_or_else(|| {
                 anyhow::anyhow!("The workspace root package should be a workspace member")
             })?;
-        f(workspace_manifest)?;
+        f(manifest)?;
         Ok(self)
     }
 
-    /// Generates a package to invoke for generating contract metadata
-    pub(super) fn with_metadata_gen_package(&mut self) -> Result<&mut Self> {
-        self.with_workspace_manifest(|manifest| {
+    /// Generates a package to invoke for generating contract metadata.
+    ///
+    /// The contract metadata will be generated for the package found at `package_path`.
+    pub(super) fn with_metadata_gen_package(&mut self, package_path: PathBuf) -> Result<&mut Self> {
+        self.with_contract_manifest(&package_path, |manifest| {
             manifest.with_metadata_package()?;
             Ok(())
         })