diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5919a60..a66c762 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed metadata error when using `--manifest-path` outside of a project folder. 
+
+### Changed
+
 - The `llvm-tools-preview` component was renamed to `llvm-tools`
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cf7b5ca..4fa4b4e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ pub fn run(tool: Tool, matches: ArgMatches) -> Result<i32> {
     if matches.get_flag("all-features") {
         metadata_command.features(CargoOpt::AllFeatures);
     }
+    if let Some(path) = matches.get_one::<String>("manifest-path") {
+        metadata_command.manifest_path(path);
+    }
     let metadata = metadata_command.exec()?;
     if metadata.workspace_members.is_empty() {
         bail!("Unable to find workspace members");