diff --git a/scripts/auto-formatter.sh b/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
index d9b970e..1cbdb9a 100755
--- a/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
+++ b/scripts/auto-formatter.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if [[ ! -f README.md ]]; then
-  cd ..
+counter=0
+common_example_dir="example_common"
+while [ ${counter} -lt 5 ]
+do
+    if [ ! -d ${common_example_dir} ];then
+        break
+    fi
+    counter=$((counter=counter + 1))
+    cd ..
+done
+
+if [ "${counter}" -ge 5 ];then
+    echo "${common_example_dir} not found in upper directories!"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 folder_list=(