diff --git a/api/controllers/v1/jobs.ts b/api/controllers/v1/jobs.ts
index ab29be272..4b116e19c 100644
--- a/api/controllers/v1/jobs.ts
+++ b/api/controllers/v1/jobs.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ async function SubmitArchiveJob(jobId: string) {
     repoBranches: new DocsetsRepository(db, c, consoleLogger),
   };
   const job = await models.jobs.getJobById(jobId);
-  const repo = await models.repoBranches.getRepo(job.payload.repoName, job?.payload.monorepoDir);
+  const repo = await models.repoBranches.getRepo(job.payload.repoName, job?.payload.directory);
 
   /* NOTE
    * we don't archive landing for two reasons:
diff --git a/api/controllers/v1/slack.ts b/api/controllers/v1/slack.ts
index 73875255b..72ed41755 100644
--- a/api/controllers/v1/slack.ts
+++ b/api/controllers/v1/slack.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
   const deployable = [];
 
   for (let i = 0; i < values.repo_option.length; i++) {
-    let repoOwner: string, repoName: string, branchName: string, monorepoDir: string | undefined;
+    let repoOwner: string, repoName: string, branchName: string, directory: string | undefined;
     const splitValues = values.repo_option[i].value.split('/');
 
     if (splitValues.length === 3) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
       [repoOwner, repoName, branchName] = splitValues;
     } else if (splitValues.length === 4 && process.env.FEATURE_FLAG_MONOREPO_PATH === 'true') {
       // e.g. 10gen/docs-monorepo/cloud-docs/master => (owner/monorepo/repoDirectory/branch)
-      [repoOwner, repoName, monorepoDir, branchName] = splitValues;
+      [repoOwner, repoName, directory, branchName] = splitValues;
     } else {
       throw Error('Selected entitlement value is configured incorrectly. Check user entitlements!');
     }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
     const jobUserName = entitlement.github_username;
     const jobUserEmail = entitlement?.email ?? '';
 
-    const repoInfo = await docsetsRepository.getRepo(repoName, monorepoDir);
+    const repoInfo = await docsetsRepository.getRepo(repoName, directory);
     const non_versioned = repoInfo.branches.length === 1;
 
     const branchObject = await repoBranchesRepository.getRepoBranchAliases(repoName, branchName, repoInfo.project);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      monorepoDir
+      directory
     );
 
     newPayload.stable = !!isStableBranch;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function createPayload(
   aliased = false,
   primaryAlias = false,
   stable = false,
-  monorepoDir?: string
+  directory?: string
 ) {
   return {
     jobType,
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function createPayload(
     newHead,
     primaryAlias,
     stable,
-    monorepoDir,
+    directory,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/api/controllers/v2/slack.ts b/api/controllers/v2/slack.ts
index f040d286e..c47fe5c30 100644
--- a/api/controllers/v2/slack.ts
+++ b/api/controllers/v2/slack.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
   const deployable = [];
 
   for (let i = 0; i < values.repo_option.length; i++) {
-    let repoOwner: string, repoName: string, branchName: string, monorepoDir: string | undefined;
+    let repoOwner: string, repoName: string, branchName: string, directory: string | undefined;
     const splitValues = values.repo_option[i].value.split('/');
 
     if (splitValues.length === 3) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
       [repoOwner, repoName, branchName] = splitValues;
     } else if (splitValues.length === 4) {
       // e.g. 10gen/docs-monorepo/cloud-docs/master => (owner/monorepo/repoDirectory/branch)
-      [repoOwner, repoName, monorepoDir, branchName] = splitValues;
+      [repoOwner, repoName, directory, branchName] = splitValues;
     } else {
       throw Error('Selected entitlement value is configured incorrectly. Check user entitlements!');
     }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
     const jobUserName = entitlement.github_username;
     const jobUserEmail = entitlement?.email ?? '';
 
-    const repoInfo = await docsetsRepository.getRepo(repoName, monorepoDir);
+    const repoInfo = await docsetsRepository.getRepo(repoName, directory);
     const non_versioned = repoInfo.branches.length === 1;
 
     const branchObject = await repoBranchesRepository.getRepoBranchAliases(repoName, branchName, repoInfo.project);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const getDeployableJobs = async (
       false,
       false,
       false,
-      monorepoDir
+      directory
     );
 
     newPayload.stable = !!isStableBranch;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function createPayload(
   aliased = false,
   primaryAlias = false,
   stable = false,
-  monorepoDir?: string
+  directory?: string
 ) {
   return {
     jobType,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function createPayload(
     newHead,
     primaryAlias,
     stable,
-    monorepoDir,
+    directory,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/api/handlers/slack.ts b/api/handlers/slack.ts
index 2604e0b30..a13df5e4c 100644
--- a/api/handlers/slack.ts
+++ b/api/handlers/slack.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export function prepResponse(statusCode, contentType, body) {
 export async function buildEntitledBranchList(entitlement: any, repoBranchesRepository: RepoBranchesRepository) {
   const entitledBranches: string[] = [];
   for (const repo of entitlement.repos) {
-    const [repoOwner, repoName, monorepoDirPath] = repo.split('/');
-    const branches = await repoBranchesRepository.getRepoBranches(repoName, monorepoDirPath);
+    const [repoOwner, repoName, directoryPath] = repo.split('/');
+    const branches = await repoBranchesRepository.getRepoBranches(repoName, directoryPath);
     for (const branch of branches) {
       let buildWithSnooty = true;
       if ('buildsWithSnooty' in branch) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function buildEntitledBranchList(entitlement: any, repoBranchesRepo
       }
       if (buildWithSnooty) {
         entitledBranches.push(
-          `${repoOwner}/${repoName}${monorepoDirPath ? '/' + monorepoDirPath : ''}/${branch['gitBranchName']}`
+          `${repoOwner}/${repoName}${directoryPath ? '/' + directoryPath : ''}/${branch['gitBranchName']}`
         );
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/entities/job.ts b/src/entities/job.ts
index e38c19d89..d09ca1c96 100644
--- a/src/entities/job.ts
+++ b/src/entities/job.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export type Payload = {
   prefix: string;
   project: string;
   includeInGlobalSearch: boolean;
-  monorepoDir?: string;
+  directory?: string;
 };
 
 export type EnhancedPayload = {
diff --git a/src/job/jobHandler.ts b/src/job/jobHandler.ts
index 9d9823037..390521d3f 100644
--- a/src/job/jobHandler.ts
+++ b/src/job/jobHandler.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export abstract class JobHandler {
     try {
       const makefileFileName =
         this.currJob.payload.repoName === MONOREPO_NAME
-          ? this.currJob.payload.monorepoDir
+          ? this.currJob.payload.directory
           : this.currJob.payload.repoName;
       await this._fileSystemServices.saveUrlAsFile(
         `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mongodb/docs-worker-pool/monorepo-pub-branches/makefiles/Makefile.${makefileFileName}`,
@@ -740,6 +740,6 @@ function throwIfJobInterupted() {
 export function getDirectory(job: Job) {
   const { payload } = job;
   let directory = payload.repoName;
-  if (payload.repoName === MONOREPO_NAME && !!payload.monorepoDir) directory += `/${payload.monorepoDir}`;
+  if (payload.repoName === MONOREPO_NAME && !!payload.directory) directory += `/${payload.directory}`;
   return directory;
 }
diff --git a/src/job/jobValidator.ts b/src/job/jobValidator.ts
index 7d6a6492d..9434bdb48 100644
--- a/src/job/jobValidator.ts
+++ b/src/job/jobValidator.ts
@@ -33,14 +33,11 @@ export class JobValidator implements IJobValidator {
 
   async throwIfUserNotEntitled(job: Job): Promise<void> {
     const entitlementsObject = await this._repoEntitlementRepository.getRepoEntitlementsByGithubUsername(job.user);
-    // TODO: Ensure that the user is entitled for this specific monorepo project
-    if (
-      job.payload.repoName === MONOREPO_NAME &&
-      entitlementsObject?.repos?.some((r) => r.match(/10gen\/docs-monorepo\//g))
-    ) {
-      return;
-    } else if (!entitlementsObject?.repos?.includes(`${job.payload.repoOwner}/${job.payload.repoName}`)) {
-      throw new AuthorizationError(`${job.user} is not entitled for repo ${job.payload.repoName}`);
+    const entitlementToFind = `${job.payload.repoOwner}/${job.payload.repoName}${
+      job.payload.repoName === MONOREPO_NAME ? `/${job.payload.directory}` : ``
+    }`;
+    if (!entitlementsObject?.repos?.includes(entitlementToFind)) {
+      throw new AuthorizationError(`${job.user} is not entitled for repo ${entitlementToFind}`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/repositories/docsetsRepository.ts b/src/repositories/docsetsRepository.ts
index d93926216..cd13aeea7 100644
--- a/src/repositories/docsetsRepository.ts
+++ b/src/repositories/docsetsRepository.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ export class DocsetsRepository extends BaseRepository {
     return res[0]?.project;
   }
 
-  async getRepo(repoName: string, monorepoDir?: string): Promise<any> {
+  async getRepo(repoName: string, directory?: string): Promise<any> {
     const matchConditions = { repoName };
-    if (monorepoDir) matchConditions['directories.snooty_toml'] = `/${monorepoDir}`;
+    if (directory) matchConditions['directories.snooty_toml'] = `/${directory}`;
 
     const aggregationPipeline = this.getAggregationPipeline(matchConditions);
     const cursor = await this.aggregate(aggregationPipeline, `Error while fetching repo by repo name ${repoName}`);
diff --git a/src/repositories/repoBranchesRepository.ts b/src/repositories/repoBranchesRepository.ts
index 7e52b576c..dbd811fa6 100644
--- a/src/repositories/repoBranchesRepository.ts
+++ b/src/repositories/repoBranchesRepository.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ export class RepoBranchesRepository extends BaseRepository {
     super(config, logger, 'RepoBranchesRepository', db.collection(config.get('repoBranchesCollection')));
   }
 
-  async getRepoBranches(repoName: string, monorepoDirPath?: string): Promise<any> {
+  async getRepoBranches(repoName: string, directoryPath?: string): Promise<any> {
     const query = { repoName: repoName };
-    if (monorepoDirPath) query['directories.snooty_toml'] = `/${monorepoDirPath}`;
+    if (directoryPath) query['directories.snooty_toml'] = `/${directoryPath}`;
     const repo = await this.findOne(
       query,
       `Mongo Timeout Error: Timedout while retrieving branches for ${repoName}${
-        monorepoDirPath ? `/${monorepoDirPath}` : ''
+        directoryPath ? `/${directoryPath}` : ''
       }`
     );
     // if user has specific entitlements