diff --git a/utils/g5505_utils.py b/utils/g5505_utils.py
index 38aeac8..622148d 100644
--- a/utils/g5505_utils.py
+++ b/utils/g5505_utils.py
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ def copy_directory_with_contraints(input_dir_path, output_dir_path,
     select_file_keywords = select_file_keywords or []
     allowed_file_extensions = allowed_file_extensions or []
 
+    # Normalize paths and keywords to be consistently specified with os specific separator 
+    input_dir_path = os.path.normpath(input_dir_path)
+    output_dir_path = os.path.normpath(output_dir_path)
+    select_dir_keywords = [keyword.replace('/',os.sep) for keyword in select_dir_keywords]
+
     date = created_at('%Y_%m').replace(":", "-")
     log_dir='logs/'
     setup_logging(log_dir, f"copy_directory_with_contraints_{date}.log")
@@ -312,6 +317,10 @@ def copy_directory_with_contraints(input_dir_path, output_dir_path,
     for subpath in paths:
 
         for dirpath, _, filenames in os.walk(subpath,topdown=False):
+            
+            # Ensure composite keywords e.g., <keyword>/<keyword> are contained in the path
+            if not any([keyword in dirpath for keyword in select_dir_keywords]):
+                continue
 
             # Reduce filenames to those that are admissible
             admissible_filenames = [