diff --git a/nf_core/modules/lint/__init__.py b/nf_core/modules/lint/__init__.py
index 1ce9902a3..af057b67f 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/lint/__init__.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/lint/__init__.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def lint(
             self.lint_modules(local_modules, registry=registry, local=True, fix_version=fix_version)
 
         # Lint nf-core modules
-        if len(remote_modules) > 0:
+        if not local and len(remote_modules) > 0:
             self.lint_modules(remote_modules, registry=registry, local=False, fix_version=fix_version)
 
         if print_results:
@@ -248,9 +248,8 @@ def lint_module(
                 elif test_name in ["meta_yml", "environment_yml"]:
                     # Allow files to be missing for local
                     getattr(self, test_name)(mod, allow_missing=True)
-            """
-            self.main_nf(mod, fix_version, self.registry, progress_bar)
-            """
+                else:
+                    getattr(self, test_name)(mod)
 
             self.passed += [LintResult(mod, *m) for m in mod.passed]
             warned = [LintResult(mod, *m) for m in (mod.warned + mod.failed)]
diff --git a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/__init__.py b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/__init__.py
index cedae62f1..ee46f3f3b 100644
--- a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/__init__.py
+++ b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/__init__.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def lint(
             self.lint_subworkflows(local_subworkflows, registry=registry, local=True)
 
         # Lint nf-core subworkflows
-        if len(remote_subworkflows) > 0:
+        if not local and len(remote_subworkflows) > 0:
             self.lint_subworkflows(remote_subworkflows, registry=registry, local=False)
 
         if print_results:
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ def lint_subworkflow(self, swf, progress_bar, registry, local=False):
         # Only check the main script in case of a local subworkflow
         if local:
             self.main_nf(swf)
+            self.meta_yml(swf, allow_missing=True)
             self.passed += [LintResult(swf, *s) for s in swf.passed]
             warned = [LintResult(swf, *m) for m in (swf.warned + swf.failed)]
             if not self.fail_warned:
diff --git a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/meta_yml.py b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/meta_yml.py
index be282bc45..262c80f94 100644
--- a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/meta_yml.py
+++ b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/meta_yml.py
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 import yaml
 
 import nf_core.components.components_utils
+from nf_core.components.lint import LintExceptionError
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def meta_yml(subworkflow_lint_object, subworkflow):
+def meta_yml(subworkflow_lint_object, subworkflow, allow_missing: bool = False):
     """
     Lint a ``meta.yml`` file
 
@@ -28,6 +29,18 @@ def meta_yml(subworkflow_lint_object, subworkflow):
 
     """
     # Read the meta.yml file
+    if subworkflow.meta_yml is None:
+        if allow_missing:
+            subworkflow.warned.append(
+                (
+                    "meta_yml_exists",
+                    "Subworkflow `meta.yml` does not exist",
+                    Path(subworkflow.component_dir, "meta.yml"),
+                )
+            )
+            return
+        raise LintExceptionError("Subworkflow does not have a `meta.yml` file")
+
     try:
         with open(subworkflow.meta_yml) as fh:
             meta_yaml = yaml.safe_load(fh)
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ def meta_yml(subworkflow_lint_object, subworkflow):
         if len(e.path) > 0:
             hint = f"\nCheck the entry for `{e.path[0]}`."
         if e.message.startswith("None is not of type 'object'") and len(e.path) > 2:
-            hint = f"\nCheck that the child entries of {e.path[0]+'.'+e.path[2]} are indented correctly."
+            hint = f"\nCheck that the child entries of {e.path[0]}.{e.path[2]} are indented correctly."
         subworkflow.failed.append(
             (
                 "meta_yml_valid",
@@ -96,10 +109,9 @@ def meta_yml(subworkflow_lint_object, subworkflow):
             )
 
         # confirm that all included components in ``main.nf`` are specified in ``meta.yml``
-        included_components = nf_core.components.components_utils.get_components_to_install(subworkflow.component_dir)
-        included_components = (
-            included_components[0] + included_components[1]
-        )  # join included modules and included subworkflows in a single list
+        included_components_ = nf_core.components.components_utils.get_components_to_install(subworkflow.component_dir)
+        included_components = included_components_[0] + included_components_[1]
+        # join included modules and included subworkflows in a single list
         if "components" in meta_yaml:
             meta_components = [x for x in meta_yaml["components"]]
             for component in set(included_components):
diff --git a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py
index 5242c28eb..d216f9bed 100644
--- a/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py
+++ b/nf_core/subworkflows/lint/subworkflow_tests.py
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 
 import yaml
 
+from nf_core.components.lint import LintExceptionError
 from nf_core.components.nfcore_component import NFCoreComponent
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def subworkflow_tests(_, subworkflow: NFCoreComponent):
+def subworkflow_tests(_, subworkflow: NFCoreComponent, allow_missing: bool = False):
     """
     Lint the tests of a subworkflow in ``nf-core/modules``
 
@@ -23,8 +24,30 @@ def subworkflow_tests(_, subworkflow: NFCoreComponent):
 
     Additionally, checks that all included components in test ``main.nf`` are specified in ``test.yml``
     """
-    if subworkflow.nftest_testdir is None or subworkflow.nftest_main_nf is None:
-        raise ValueError()
+    if subworkflow.nftest_testdir is None:
+        if allow_missing:
+            subworkflow.warned.append(
+                (
+                    "test_dir_exists",
+                    "nf-test directory is missing",
+                    Path(subworkflow.component_dir, "tests"),
+                )
+            )
+            return
+        raise LintExceptionError("Module does not have a `tests` dir")
+
+    if subworkflow.nftest_main_nf is None:
+        if allow_missing:
+            subworkflow.warned.append(
+                (
+                    "test_main_nf_exists",
+                    "test `main.nf.test` does not exist",
+                    Path(subworkflow.component_dir, "tests", "main.nf.test"),
+                )
+            )
+            return
+        raise LintExceptionError("Subworkflow does not have a `tests` dir")
+
     repo_dir = subworkflow.component_dir.parts[
         : subworkflow.component_dir.parts.index(subworkflow.component_name.split("/")[0])
     ][-1]
diff --git a/tests/modules/test_lint.py b/tests/modules/test_lint.py
index 537280798..37f992a7c 100644
--- a/tests/modules/test_lint.py
+++ b/tests/modules/test_lint.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Union
 
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 ]
 
 
-class TestModulesCreate(TestModules):
+class TestModulesLint(TestModules):
     def _setup_patch(self, pipeline_dir: Union[str, Path], modify_module: bool):
         install_obj = nf_core.modules.install.ModuleInstall(
             pipeline_dir,
@@ -760,6 +761,46 @@ def test_modules_empty_file_in_stub_snapshot(self):
         with open(snap_file, "w") as fh:
             fh.write(content)
 
+    def test_modules_lint_local(self):
+        assert self.mods_install.install("trimgalore")
+        installed = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "nf-core", "trimgalore")
+        local = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "local", "trimgalore")
+        shutil.move(installed, local)
+        module_lint = nf_core.modules.lint.ModuleLint(directory=self.pipeline_dir)
+        module_lint.lint(print_results=False, local=True, all_modules=True)
+        assert len(module_lint.failed) == 0, f"Linting failed with {[x.__dict__ for x in module_lint.failed]}"
+        assert len(module_lint.passed) > 0
+        assert len(module_lint.warned) >= 0
+
+    def test_modules_lint_local_missing_files(self):
+        assert self.mods_install.install("trimgalore")
+        installed = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "nf-core", "trimgalore")
+        local = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "local", "trimgalore")
+        shutil.move(installed, local)
+        Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "local", "trimgalore", "environment.yml").unlink()
+        Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "local", "trimgalore", "meta.yml").unlink()
+        module_lint = nf_core.modules.lint.ModuleLint(directory=self.pipeline_dir)
+        module_lint.lint(print_results=False, local=True, all_modules=True)
+        assert len(module_lint.failed) == 0, f"Linting failed with {[x.__dict__ for x in module_lint.failed]}"
+        assert len(module_lint.passed) > 0
+        assert len(module_lint.warned) >= 0
+        warnings = [x.message for x in module_lint.warned]
+        assert "Module's `environment.yml` does not exist" in warnings
+        assert "Module `meta.yml` does not exist" in warnings
+
+    def test_modules_lint_local_old_format(self):
+        assert self.mods_install.install("trimgalore")
+        installed = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "nf-core", "trimgalore", "main.nf")
+        Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "local").mkdir()
+        local = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "modules", "local", "trimgalore.nf")
+        shutil.copy(installed, local)
+        self.mods_remove.remove("trimgalore", force=True)
+        module_lint = nf_core.modules.lint.ModuleLint(directory=self.pipeline_dir)
+        module_lint.lint(print_results=False, local=True, all_modules=True)
+        assert len(module_lint.failed) == 0, f"Linting failed with {[x.__dict__ for x in module_lint.failed]}"
+        assert len(module_lint.passed) > 0
+        assert len(module_lint.warned) >= 0
+
 
 # A skeleton object with the passed/warned/failed list attrs
 # Use this in place of a ModuleLint object to test behaviour of
diff --git a/tests/subworkflows/test_lint.py b/tests/subworkflows/test_lint.py
index d94b55b3d..49c671c08 100644
--- a/tests/subworkflows/test_lint.py
+++ b/tests/subworkflows/test_lint.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ def test_subworkflows_lint_new_subworkflow(self):
         subworkflow_lint = nf_core.subworkflows.SubworkflowLint(directory=self.nfcore_modules)
         subworkflow_lint.lint(print_results=True, all_subworkflows=True)
         assert len(subworkflow_lint.failed) == 0
-
         assert len(subworkflow_lint.passed) > 0
         assert len(subworkflow_lint.warned) >= 0
 
@@ -397,3 +396,41 @@ def test_subworkflows_empty_file_in_stub_snapshot(self):
         # reset the file
         with open(snap_file, "w") as fh:
             fh.write(content)
+
+    def test_subworkflows_lint_local(self):
+        assert self.subworkflow_install.install("fastq_align_bowtie2")
+        installed = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "nf-core", "fastq_align_bowtie2")
+        local = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "local", "fastq_align_bowtie2")
+        shutil.move(installed, local)
+        subworkflow_lint = nf_core.subworkflows.SubworkflowLint(directory=self.pipeline_dir)
+        subworkflow_lint.lint(print_results=False, local=True, all_subworkflows=True)
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.failed) == 0, f"Linting failed with {[x.__dict__ for x in subworkflow_lint.failed]}"
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.passed) > 0
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.warned) >= 0
+
+    def test_subworkflows_lint_local_missing_files(self):
+        assert self.subworkflow_install.install("fastq_align_bowtie2")
+        installed = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "nf-core", "fastq_align_bowtie2")
+        local = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "local", "fastq_align_bowtie2")
+        shutil.move(installed, local)
+        Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "local", "fastq_align_bowtie2", "meta.yml").unlink()
+        subworkflow_lint = nf_core.subworkflows.SubworkflowLint(directory=self.pipeline_dir)
+        subworkflow_lint.lint(print_results=False, local=True, all_subworkflows=True)
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.failed) == 0, f"Linting failed with {[x.__dict__ for x in subworkflow_lint.failed]}"
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.passed) > 0
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.warned) >= 0
+        warnings = [x.message for x in subworkflow_lint.warned]
+        assert "Subworkflow `meta.yml` does not exist" in warnings
+
+    def test_subworkflows_lint_local_old_format(self):
+        assert self.subworkflow_install.install("fastq_align_bowtie2")
+        installed = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "nf-core", "fastq_align_bowtie2", "main.nf")
+        Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "local").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        local = Path(self.pipeline_dir, "subworkflows", "local", "fastq_align_bowtie2.nf")
+        shutil.copy(installed, local)
+        self.subworkflow_remove.remove("fastq_align_bowtie2", force=True)
+        subworkflow_lint = nf_core.subworkflows.SubworkflowLint(directory=self.pipeline_dir)
+        subworkflow_lint.lint(print_results=False, local=True, all_subworkflows=True)
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.failed) == 0, f"Linting failed with {[x.__dict__ for x in subworkflow_lint.failed]}"
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.passed) > 0
+        assert len(subworkflow_lint.warned) >= 0