diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index c97ab73..cc73fba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Download dependencies [examples]
         working-directory: examples
-        run: ./bld download
+        run:
+          - dir
+          - ./bld download
 
       - name: Run Detekt [examples]
         working-directory: examples
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/DetektOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/DetektOperation.java
index 8e3213e..39b93e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/DetektOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/DetektOperation.java
@@ -545,6 +545,12 @@ public class DetektOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<DetektOperation> {
             if (isNotBlank(baseline_)) {
                 args.add("--baseline");
                 args.add(cleanPath(baseline_));
+            } else {
+                var baseline = new File("detekt-baseline.xml");
+                if (baseline.exists()) {
+                    args.add("--baseline");
+                    args.add(cleanPath(baseline.getAbsolutePath()));
+                }
             }
 
             // build-upon-default-config