diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode.go b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode.go
index 190c60c9b98..3b9fbb57107 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode.go
@@ -110,15 +110,17 @@ func findNonUserPath(b *bundle.Bundle) string {
 	if b.Config.Workspace.RootPath != "" && !containsName(b.Config.Workspace.RootPath) {
 		return "root_path"
 	}
-	if b.Config.Workspace.FilePath != "" && !containsName(b.Config.Workspace.FilePath) {
-		return "file_path"
+	if !b.IsImmutableFolder() {
+		if b.Config.Workspace.FilePath != "" && !containsName(b.Config.Workspace.FilePath) {
+			return "file_path"
+		}
+		if b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath != "" && !containsName(b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath) {
+			return "artifact_path"
+		}
 	}
 	if b.Config.Workspace.ResourcePath != "" && !containsName(b.Config.Workspace.ResourcePath) {
 		return "resource_path"
 	}
-	if b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath != "" && !containsName(b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath) {
-		return "artifact_path"
-	}
 	if b.Config.Workspace.StatePath != "" && !containsName(b.Config.Workspace.StatePath) {
 		return "state_path"
 	}
diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode_test.go b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode_test.go
index bf82773d9e5..47e435f407c 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode_test.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/validate_target_mode_test.go
@@ -139,6 +139,58 @@ func TestProcessTargetModeProductionOkWithRootPath(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, diags.Error())
 }
 
+func TestFindNonUserPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// No paths set at all.
+	b := mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.StatePath = ""
+	b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath = ""
+	b.Config.Workspace.FilePath = ""
+	assert.Empty(t, findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// All paths contain the username or short name: no non-user path found.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.RootPath = "/Users/lennart@company.com/.bundle/x/y/state"
+	b.Config.Workspace.ResourcePath = "/Users/lennart/.bundle/x/y/resources"
+	assert.Empty(t, findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// root_path is checked first.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.RootPath = "/Shared/.bundle/x/y"
+	assert.Equal(t, "root_path", findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// file_path is checked next.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.FilePath = "/Shared/.bundle/x/y/files"
+	assert.Equal(t, "file_path", findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// file_path is skipped when the workspace uses an immutable folder.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.FilePath = "/Shared/.bundle/x/y/files"
+	b.Config.Experimental = &config.Experimental{ImmutableFolder: true}
+	assert.Empty(t, findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// resource_path is checked next.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.ResourcePath = "/Shared/.bundle/x/y/resources"
+	assert.Equal(t, "resource_path", findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// artifact_path is checked next.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath = "/Shared/.bundle/x/y/artifacts"
+	assert.Equal(t, "artifact_path", findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// artifact_path is skipped when the workspace uses an immutable folder.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.ArtifactPath = "/Shared/.bundle/x/y/artifacts"
+	b.Config.Experimental = &config.Experimental{ImmutableFolder: true}
+	assert.Empty(t, findNonUserPath(b))
+
+	// state_path is checked last.
+	b = mockBundle(config.Development)
+	b.Config.Workspace.StatePath = "/Shared/.bundle/x/y/state"
+	assert.Equal(t, "state_path", findNonUserPath(b))
+}
+
 func TestTriggerPauseStatusWhenUnpaused(t *testing.T) {
 	b := mockBundle(config.Development)
 	b.Config.Presets.TriggerPauseStatus = config.Unpaused