diff --git a/stdlib/europa/dagger/utils.cue b/stdlib/europa/dagger/utils.cue
index bb9fccc4..b69f7b96 100644
--- a/stdlib/europa/dagger/utils.cue
+++ b/stdlib/europa/dagger/utils.cue
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ import (
 	path: string
 
 	// Subdirectory tree
-	output: #FS & _copy.output
+	output: #FS & copy.output
 
-	_copy: engine.#Copy & {
-		"input": engine.#Scratch.output
+	// Base image
+	scratch: engine.#Scratch
+
+	// Copy action
+	copy: engine.#Copy & {
+		"input": scratch.output
 		source: {
 			root:   input
 			"path": path
 		}
+		dest: "/"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/tasks.bats b/tests/tasks.bats
index 422277e8..c93a408e 100644
--- a/tests/tasks.bats
+++ b/tests/tasks.bats
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ setup() {
     "$DAGGER" --europa up ./scratch.cue -l debug
 }
 
+@test "task: #Subdir" {
+    cd "$TESTDIR"/tasks/subdir
+    "$DAGGER" --europa up ./subdir_simple.cue
+
+    run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./subdir_invalid_path.cue
+    assert_failure
+    
+    run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./subdir_invalid_exec.cue
+    assert_failure
+}
+
 @test "task: #GitPull" {
     cd "$TESTDIR"
     "$DAGGER" --europa up ./tasks/gitpull/exists.cue
diff --git a/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_invalid_exec.cue b/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_invalid_exec.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fea7241b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_invalid_exec.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		mkdir: engine.#Mkdir & {
+			input: image.output
+			path:  "/test/foo"
+		}
+
+		writeChecker: engine.#WriteFile & {
+			input:       mkdir.output
+			path:        "/test/foo/hello"
+			contents:    "world"
+			permissions: 0o700
+		}
+
+		subdir: dagger.#Subdir & {
+			input: writeChecker.output
+			path:  "/test/foo"
+		}
+
+		verify: engine.#Exec & {
+			input: subdir.output
+			args: [
+				"sh", "-c",
+				#"""
+					# impossible execution
+					"""#,
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_invalid_path.cue b/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_invalid_path.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f93df6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_invalid_path.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		mkdir: engine.#Mkdir & {
+			input: image.output
+			path:  "/test/foo"
+		}
+
+		writeChecker: engine.#WriteFile & {
+			input:       mkdir.output
+			path:        "/test/foo/hello"
+			contents:    "world"
+			permissions: 0o700
+		}
+
+		subdir: dagger.#Subdir & {
+			input: writeChecker.output
+			path:  "/directorynotfound"
+		}
+
+		verify: engine.#Exec & {
+			input: image.output
+			mounts: fs: {
+				dest:     "/target"
+				contents: subdir.output
+			}
+			args: [
+				"sh", "-c",
+				#"""
+					test $(ls /target | wc -l) = 1
+					"""#,
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_simple.cue b/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_simple.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3faab7ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/subdir/subdir_simple.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		image: engine.#Pull & {
+			source: "alpine:3.15.0@sha256:e7d88de73db3d3fd9b2d63aa7f447a10fd0220b7cbf39803c803f2af9ba256b3"
+		}
+
+		mkdir: engine.#Mkdir & {
+			input: image.output
+			path:  "/test/foo"
+		}
+
+		writeChecker: engine.#WriteFile & {
+			input:       mkdir.output
+			path:        "/test/foo/hello"
+			contents:    "world"
+			permissions: 0o700
+		}
+
+		subdir: dagger.#Subdir & {
+			input: writeChecker.output
+			path:  "/test/foo"
+		}
+
+		verify: engine.#ReadFile & {
+			input: subdir.output
+			path:  "/hello"
+		} & {
+			// assert result
+			contents: "world"
+		}
+	}
+}