diff --git a/roles/web-ext-lint/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/web-ext-lint/defaults/main.yaml
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+---
+source_dir: src
+extra_lint_flags:
diff --git a/roles/web-ext-lint/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/web-ext-lint/tasks/main.yaml
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+- name: Run the web-ext linter
+  shell:
+    cmd: >-
+      web-ext lint --no-input --boring
+      {{ '--source-dir=' + source_dir if source_dir else '' }}
+      {{ extra_lint_flags }}
+    chdir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"