diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 07b74fad..f47842c7 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+# More details on syntax here: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
 * @c-parsons @laurentlb @jin @aiuto
-distribution/ @aiuto @fwe
-rules/ @juliexxia
-gazelle/ @achew22 @jayconrod
+/distribution/ @aiuto @fwe
+/rules/ @juliexxia
+/gazelle/ @achew22 @jayconrod