diff --git a/verify-package b/verify-package
index 10ebb7bd..4d3734c7 100755
--- a/verify-package
+++ b/verify-package
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ cd "$dir"
 stack unpack "$package"
 cd "$(ls | head -n 1)"
 rm -f stack.yaml
-stack init --resolver nightly
+stack init --resolver nightly --ignore-subdirs
 stack build --resolver nightly --haddock --test --bench --no-run-benchmarks