diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/builder.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/builder.py
index 22d51b4e8..d2fc048e9 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/builder.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/builder.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Build a Go project using standard Go tooling
 """
 import logging
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from aws_lambda_builders.workflow import BuildMode
 from aws_lambda_builders.architecture import X86_64, ARM64
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class GoModulesBuilder(object):
 
     LANGUAGE = "go"
 
-    def __init__(self, osutils, binaries, mode=BuildMode.RELEASE, architecture=X86_64, trim_go_path=False):
+    def __init__(self, osutils, binaries, handler, mode=BuildMode.RELEASE, architecture=X86_64, trim_go_path=False):
         """Initialize a GoModulesBuilder.
 
         :type osutils: :class:`lambda_builders.utils.OSUtils`
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self, osutils, binaries, mode=BuildMode.RELEASE, architecture=X86_6
         self.mode = mode
         self.goarch = get_goarch(architecture)
         self.trim_go_path = trim_go_path
+        self.handler = handler
 
     def build(self, source_dir_path, output_path):
         """Builds a go project onto an output path.
@@ -69,6 +71,35 @@ def build(self, source_dir_path, output_path):
         out, err = p.communicate()
 
         if p.returncode != 0:
-            raise BuilderError(message=err.decode("utf8").strip())
+            LOG.debug(err.decode("utf8").strip())
+            LOG.debug("Go files not found. Attempting to build for Go files in a different directory")
+            process, p_out, p_err = self._attempt_to_build_from_handler(cmd, source_dir_path, env)
+            if process.returncode != 0:
+                raise BuilderError(message=p_err.decode("utf8").strip())
+            return p_out.decode("utf8").strip()
 
         return out.decode("utf8").strip()
+
+    def _attempt_to_build_from_handler(self, cmd: list, source_dir_path: str, env: dict):
+        """Builds Go files when package/source file in different directory
+
+        :type cmd: list
+        :param cmd: list of commands.
+
+        :type source_dir_path: str
+        :param source_dir_path: path to the source file/package.
+
+        :type env: dict
+        :param env: dictionary with environment variables.
+        """
+
+        # Path to the source directory for Go files in a diff directory
+        cmd[-1] = str(Path(source_dir_path, self.handler))
+        LOG.debug(
+            "Go files not found at CodeUri %s . Descending into sub-directories to find the handler: %s",
+            source_dir_path,
+            cmd[-1],
+        )
+        p = self.osutils.popen(cmd, cwd=source_dir_path, env=env, stdout=self.osutils.pipe, stderr=self.osutils.pipe)
+        out, err = p.communicate()
+        return p, out, err
diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/workflow.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/workflow.py
index fa780a5ad..94f3900d0 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/workflow.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/go_modules/workflow.py
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@ def __init__(
         output_path = osutils.joinpath(artifacts_dir, handler)
 
         builder = GoModulesBuilder(
-            osutils, binaries=self.binaries, mode=mode, architecture=self.architecture, trim_go_path=trim_go_path
+            osutils,
+            binaries=self.binaries,
+            handler=handler,
+            mode=mode,
+            architecture=self.architecture,
+            trim_go_path=trim_go_path,
         )
+
         self.actions = [GoModulesBuildAction(source_dir, output_path, builder)]
 
     def get_validators(self):
diff --git a/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/test_go.py b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/test_go.py
index 64ff05d49..3027cae24 100644
--- a/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/test_go.py
+++ b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/test_go.py
@@ -181,3 +181,18 @@ def test_builds_with_trimpath_are_equal(self):
         pathname = Path(self.artifacts_dir, "no-deps-main")
         pathnameOfCopy = Path(self.artifacts_dir, "no-deps-main-copy")
         self.assertEqual(get_md5_hexdigest(pathname), get_md5_hexdigest(pathnameOfCopy))
+
+    def test_builds_project_with_nested_dir(self):
+        source_dir = os.path.join(self.TEST_DATA_FOLDER, "nested_build_folder")
+        package_dir = os.path.join(source_dir, "cmd/helloWorld")
+        self.builder.build(
+            package_dir,
+            self.artifacts_dir,
+            self.scratch_dir,
+            os.path.join(source_dir, "go.mod"),
+            runtime=self.runtime,
+            options={"artifact_executable_name": "helloWorld"},
+        )
+        expected_files = {"helloWorld"}
+        output_files = set(os.listdir(self.artifacts_dir))
+        self.assertEqual(expected_files, output_files)
diff --git a/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/cmd/helloWorld/main.go b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/cmd/helloWorld/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..790580777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/cmd/helloWorld/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package main
+
+func main() {
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/go.mod b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfce2c45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-builders
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/go.sum b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..907f238ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/workflows/go_modules/testdata/nested_build_folder/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
+github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go v1.8.0 h1:YMCzi9FP7MNVVj9AkGpYyaqh/mvFOjhqiDtnNlWtKTg=
+github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go v1.8.0/go.mod h1:zUsUQhAUjYzR8AuduJPCfhBuKWUaDbQiPOG+ouzmE1A=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1 v1.20.0/go.mod h1:vuBzUtMdQeixQj8LVd+/98pzhxNGQoyuPBlsXHOQNO0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/workflows/go_modules/test_builder.py b/tests/unit/workflows/go_modules/test_builder.py
index d821a4a74..6af448030 100644
--- a/tests/unit/workflows/go_modules/test_builder.py
+++ b/tests/unit/workflows/go_modules/test_builder.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 from mock import patch, Mock
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from aws_lambda_builders.binary_path import BinaryPath
 from aws_lambda_builders.workflows.go_modules.builder import GoModulesBuilder, BuilderError
@@ -21,14 +22,16 @@ class TestGoBuilder(TestCase):
     def setUp(self, OSUtilMock):
         self.osutils = OSUtilMock.return_value
         self.osutils.pipe = "PIPE"
+        self.handler = "cmd/helloWorld"
         self.popen = FakePopen()
-        self.osutils.popen.side_effect = [self.popen]
+        self.popen_go_case = FakePopen()
+        self.osutils.popen.side_effect = [self.popen, self.popen_go_case]
         self.binaries = {"go": BinaryPath(resolver=Mock(), validator=Mock(), binary="go", binary_path="/path/to/go")}
-        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries)
+        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, self.handler)
 
     def test_run_executes_bundler_on_nixes(self):
         self.osutils.is_windows.side_effect = [False]
-        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries)
+        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, self.handler)
         self.under_test.build("source_dir", "output_path")
         self.osutils.popen.assert_called_with(
             ["/path/to/go", "build", "-o", "output_path", "source_dir"],
@@ -38,12 +41,29 @@ def test_run_executes_bundler_on_nixes(self):
             stdout="PIPE",
         )
 
+    def test_build_gofiles_in_different_directory(self):
+        self.popen.returncode = 1
+        self.popen_go_case.returncode = 0
+        self.osutils.is_windows.side_effect = [False]
+        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, self.handler)
+        self.under_test.build("source_dir_path", "output_path")
+
+        self.osutils.popen.assert_called_with(
+            ["/path/to/go", "build", "-o", "output_path", str(Path("source_dir_path/cmd/helloWorld"))],
+            cwd="source_dir_path",
+            env={"GOOS": "linux", "GOARCH": "amd64"},
+            stderr="PIPE",
+            stdout="PIPE",
+        )
+
     def test_returns_popen_out_decoded_if_retcode_is_0(self):
         self.popen.out = b"some encoded text\n\n"
         result = self.under_test.build("source_dir", "output_path")
         self.assertEqual(result, "some encoded text")
 
-    def test_raises_BuilderError_with_err_text_if_retcode_is_not_0(self):
+    @patch("aws_lambda_builders.workflows.go_modules.builder.GoModulesBuilder._attempt_to_build_from_handler")
+    def test_raises_BuilderError_with_err_text_if_retcode_is_not_0(self, patched_helper):
+        patched_helper.return_value = self.popen, "", b"some error text\n\n"
         self.popen.returncode = 1
         self.popen.err = b"some error text\n\n"
         with self.assertRaises(BuilderError) as raised:
@@ -51,7 +71,7 @@ def test_raises_BuilderError_with_err_text_if_retcode_is_not_0(self):
         self.assertEqual(raised.exception.args[0], "Builder Failed: some error text")
 
     def test_debug_configuration_set(self):
-        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, "Debug")
+        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, self.handler, "Debug")
         self.under_test.build("source_dir", "output_path")
         self.osutils.popen.assert_called_with(
             ["/path/to/go", "build", "-gcflags", "all=-N -l", "-o", "output_path", "source_dir"],
@@ -62,7 +82,7 @@ def test_debug_configuration_set(self):
         )
 
     def test_trimpath_configuration_set(self):
-        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, "release", "x86_64", True)
+        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, self.handler, "release", "x86_64", True)
         self.under_test.build("source_dir", "output_path")
         self.osutils.popen.assert_called_with(
             ["/path/to/go", "build", "-trimpath", "-o", "output_path", "source_dir"],
@@ -73,7 +93,7 @@ def test_trimpath_configuration_set(self):
         )
 
     def test_debug_configuration_set_with_arm_architecture(self):
-        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, "Debug", "arm64")
+        self.under_test = GoModulesBuilder(self.osutils, self.binaries, self.handler, "Debug", "arm64")
         self.under_test.build("source_dir", "output_path")
         self.osutils.popen.assert_called_with(
             ["/path/to/go", "build", "-gcflags", "all=-N -l", "-o", "output_path", "source_dir"],