diff --git a/internal/task/package_tasks.go b/internal/task/package_tasks.go
index dbb74c072ff..ff138d48da8 100644
--- a/internal/task/package_tasks.go
+++ b/internal/task/package_tasks.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func DefaultPackageTaskFactories() Factories {
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(cpp.NewConanInfoCataloger, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, "cpp", "conan"),
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(javascript.NewPackageCataloger, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, JavaScript, Node),
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(php.NewComposerInstalledCataloger, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, "php", "composer"),
-		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(r.NewPackageCataloger, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, "r"),
+		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(r.NewPackageCataloger, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, "r"),
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(ruby.NewInstalledGemSpecCataloger, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, "ruby", "gem", "gemspec"),
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(rust.NewAuditBinaryCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, pkgcataloging.LanguageTag, "rust", "binary"),