diff --git a/controllers/componentdetectionquery_controller.go b/controllers/componentdetectionquery_controller.go
index 5103ea9d8..4e7da7e9f 100644
--- a/controllers/componentdetectionquery_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/componentdetectionquery_controller.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (r *ComponentDetectionQueryReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req c
 			if isMultiComponent {
 				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Since this is a multi-component, attempt will be made to read only level 1 dir for devfiles... %v", req.NamespacedName))
 
-				devfilesMap, devfilesURLMap, dockerfileContextMap, componentPortsMap, err = devfile.ScanRepo(log, r.AlizerClient, componentPath, r.DevfileRegistryURL, source)
+				devfilesMap, devfilesURLMap, dockerfileContextMap, componentPortsMap, err = devfile.ScanRepoWithContext(log, r.AlizerClient, source.Context, componentPath, r.DevfileRegistryURL, source)
 				if err != nil {
 					if _, ok := err.(*devfile.NoDevfileFound); !ok {
 						log.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("Unable to find devfile(s) in repo %s due to an error %s, exiting reconcile loop %v", source.URL, err.Error(), req.NamespacedName))
diff --git a/pkg/devfile/detect.go b/pkg/devfile/detect.go
index d665d5318..665331a63 100644
--- a/pkg/devfile/detect.go
+++ b/pkg/devfile/detect.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type AlizerClient struct {
 // Map 2 returns a context to the matched devfileURL from the github repository. If no devfile was present, then a link to a matching devfile in the devfile registry will be used instead.
 // Map 3 returns a context to the Dockerfile uri or a matched DockerfileURL from the devfile registry if no Dockerfile is present in the context
 // Map 4 returns a context to the list of ports that were detected by alizer in the source code, at that given context
-func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL string, source appstudiov1alpha1.GitSource) (map[string][]byte, map[string]string, map[string]string, map[string][]int, error) {
+func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, originalContext string, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL string, source appstudiov1alpha1.GitSource) (map[string][]byte, map[string]string, map[string]string, map[string][]int, error) {
 
 	devfileMapFromRepo := make(map[string][]byte)
 	devfilesURLMapFromRepo := make(map[string]string)
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 			isDevfilePresent := false
 			isDockerfilePresent := false
 			curPath := path.Join(localpath, f.Name())
-			context := f.Name()
+			dirName := f.Name()
+			contextKey := originalContext + f.Name()
 			files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(curPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, nil, nil, err
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 					/* #nosec G304 -- false positive, filename is not based on user input*/
 					devfilePath := path.Join(curPath, f.Name())
 					// Set the proper devfile URL for the detected devfile
-					updatedLink, err := UpdateGitLink(source.URL, source.Revision, path.Join(source.Context, path.Join(context, f.Name())))
+					updatedLink, err := UpdateGitLink(source.URL, source.Revision, path.Join(source.Context, path.Join(dirName, f.Name())))
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, nil, nil, nil, err
 					}
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 					if shouldIgnoreDevfile {
 						isDevfilePresent = false
 					} else {
-						devfileMapFromRepo[context] = devfileBytes
-						devfilesURLMapFromRepo[context] = updatedLink
+						devfileMapFromRepo[contextKey] = devfileBytes
+						devfilesURLMapFromRepo[contextKey] = updatedLink
 						isDevfilePresent = true
 					}
 				} else if f.IsDir() && f.Name() == HiddenDevfileDir {
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 							devfilePath := path.Join(hiddenDirPath, f.Name())
 
 							// Set the proper devfile URL for the detected devfile
-							updatedLink, err := UpdateGitLink(source.URL, source.Revision, path.Join(source.Context, path.Join(context, HiddenDevfileDir, f.Name())))
+							updatedLink, err := UpdateGitLink(source.URL, source.Revision, path.Join(source.Context, path.Join(dirName, HiddenDevfileDir, f.Name())))
 							if err != nil {
 								return nil, nil, nil, nil, err
 							}
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 							if shouldIgnoreDevfile {
 								isDevfilePresent = false
 							} else {
-								devfileMapFromRepo[context] = devfileBytes
-								devfilesURLMapFromRepo[context] = updatedLink
+								devfileMapFromRepo[contextKey] = devfileBytes
+								devfilesURLMapFromRepo[contextKey] = updatedLink
 
 								isDevfilePresent = true
 							}
@@ -131,11 +132,11 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 					// we will read the devfile to ensure a Dockerfile has been referenced.
 					// However, if a Dockerfile is named differently and not referenced in the devfile
 					// it will go undetected
-					dockerfileContextMapFromRepo[context] = DockerfileName
+					dockerfileContextMapFromRepo[contextKey] = DockerfileName
 					isDockerfilePresent = true
 				} else if f.Name() == ContainerfileName {
 					// Check for Containerfile
-					dockerfileContextMapFromRepo[context] = ContainerfileName
+					dockerfileContextMapFromRepo[contextKey] = ContainerfileName
 					isDockerfilePresent = true
 				} else if f.IsDir() && (f.Name() == DockerDir || f.Name() == HiddenDockerDir || f.Name() == BuildDir) {
 					// Check for docker/Dockerfile, .docker/Dockerfile and build/Dockerfile
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 					}
 					for _, f := range files {
 						if f.Name() == DockerfileName || f.Name() == ContainerfileName {
-							dockerfileContextMapFromRepo[context] = path.Join(dirName, f.Name())
+							dockerfileContextMapFromRepo[contextKey] = path.Join(dirName, f.Name())
 							isDockerfilePresent = true
 						}
 					}
@@ -158,12 +159,12 @@ func search(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL stri
 			// at this stage, we need to ensure the Dockerfile has been referenced
 			// in the devfile image component even if we detect both devfile and Dockerfile
 			if isDevfilePresent && isDockerfilePresent {
-				delete(dockerfileContextMapFromRepo, context)
+				delete(dockerfileContextMapFromRepo, contextKey)
 				isDockerfilePresent = false
 			}
 
 			if (!isDevfilePresent && !isDockerfilePresent) || (isDevfilePresent && !isDockerfilePresent) {
-				err := AnalyzePath(log, a, curPath, context, devfileRegistryURL, devfileMapFromRepo, devfilesURLMapFromRepo, dockerfileContextMapFromRepo, componentPortsMapFromRepo, isDevfilePresent, isDockerfilePresent)
+				err := AnalyzePath(log, a, curPath, contextKey, devfileRegistryURL, devfileMapFromRepo, devfilesURLMapFromRepo, dockerfileContextMapFromRepo, componentPortsMapFromRepo, isDevfilePresent, isDockerfilePresent)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, nil, nil, nil, err
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/devfile/devfile.go b/pkg/devfile/devfile.go
index 8e56e8160..7a84439b6 100644
--- a/pkg/devfile/devfile.go
+++ b/pkg/devfile/devfile.go
@@ -851,7 +851,28 @@ func DownloadDevfileAndDockerfile(url string) ([]byte, string, []byte, string) {
 // Map 3 returns a context to the Dockerfile uri or a matched DockerfileURL from the devfile registry if no Dockerfile/Containerfile is present in the context
 // Map 4 returns a context to the list of ports that were detected by alizer in the source code, at that given context
 func ScanRepo(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL string, source appstudiov1alpha1.GitSource) (map[string][]byte, map[string]string, map[string]string, map[string][]int, error) {
-	return search(log, a, localpath, devfileRegistryURL, source)
+	return search(log, a, "", localpath, devfileRegistryURL, source)
+}
+
+// ScanRepoWithContext attempts to read and return devfiles and Dockerfiles/Containerfiles from the local path upto the specified depth
+// it also takes an originalContext parameter that represents the context path in the git repo
+// this will be appended to the keys of all the returned maps
+// Iterate through each sub-folder under first level, and scan for component. (devfile, Dockerfile/Containerfile, then Alizer)
+// If no devfile(s) or Dockerfile(s)/Containerfile(s) are found in sub-folders of the root directory, then the Alizer tool is used to detect and match a devfile/Dockerfile from the devfile registry
+// ScanRepo returns 3 maps and an error:
+// Map 1 returns a context to the devfile bytes if present.
+// Map 2 returns a context to the matched devfileURL from the devfile registry if no devfile is present in the context.
+// Map 3 returns a context to the Dockerfile uri or a matched DockerfileURL from the devfile registry if no Dockerfile/Containerfile is present in the context
+// Map 4 returns a context to the list of ports that were detected by alizer in the source code, at that given context
+func ScanRepoWithContext(log logr.Logger, a Alizer, originalContext string, localpath string, devfileRegistryURL string, source appstudiov1alpha1.GitSource) (map[string][]byte, map[string]string, map[string]string, map[string][]int, error) {
+	if originalContext != "" {
+		if originalContext == "./" {
+			originalContext = ""
+		} else if !strings.HasSuffix(originalContext, "/") {
+			originalContext += "/"
+		}
+	}
+	return search(log, a, originalContext, localpath, devfileRegistryURL, source)
 }
 
 // UpdateLocalDockerfileURItoAbsolute takes in a Devfile, and a DockefileURL, and returns back a Devfile with any local URIs to the Dockerfile updates to be absolute