diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c972d34..721ef42 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ async function run() {
       project.workspace,
       inputs.fileGlob
     );
+    const rootSpectral = await createSpectral(inputs.spectralRootRuleset);
     const pathSpectral = await createSpectral(inputs.spectralPathRuleset);
     const schemaSpectral = await createSpectral(inputs.spectralSchemaRuleset);
 
@@ -67,14 +68,13 @@ async function run() {
 
       if (fileContents[i].file.includes(`sailpoint-api.`)) {
         console.log(`Running root ruleset on ${fileContents[i].file}`);
-        const rootSpectral = await createSpectral(inputs.spectralRootRuleset);
-        pbs = await runSpectral(rootSpectral, fileContents[i].content, false);
+        pbs = await runSpectral(rootSpectral, fileContents[i].content.slice(0), false);
       } else if (fileContents[i].file.includes(`paths`)) {
         console.log(`Running path ruleset on ${fileContents[i].file}`);
-        pbs = await runSpectral(pathSpectral, fileContents[i].content, true);
+        pbs = await runSpectral(pathSpectral, fileContents[i].content.slice(0), true);
       } else if (fileContents[i].file.includes(`schema`)) {
         console.log(`Running schema ruleset on ${fileContents[i].file}`);
-        pbs = await runSpectral(schemaSpectral, fileContents[i].content, true);
+        pbs = await runSpectral(schemaSpectral, fileContents[i].content.slice(0), true);
       }
 
       //console.log(`Current Working Directory: ` + process.cwd());