diff --git a/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/outputs.tf b/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/outputs.tf
index ebb4c85..05c5064 100644
--- a/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/outputs.tf
+++ b/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/outputs.tf
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ output "cws-only" {
 output "logging-only" {
   value = module.dd_task_logging_only
 }
+
+output "role-parsing-with-path" {
+  value = module.dd_task_role_parsing_with_path
+}
+
+output "role-parsing-without-path" {
+  value = module.dd_task_role_parsing_without_path
+}
diff --git a/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/role-parsing-with-path.tf b/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/role-parsing-with-path.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69f224d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/role-parsing-with-path.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed
+# under the Apache License Version 2.0.
+# This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+# Copyright 2025-present Datadog, Inc.
+
+################################################################################
+# Task Definition: IAM Role with path in name
+################################################################################
+
+# Create IAM roles with paths to test the parsing logic
+resource "aws_iam_role" "test_task_role_with_path" {
+  name = "${var.test_prefix}-task-role-with-path"
+  path = "/terraform-test/"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [{
+      Effect = "Allow"
+      Principal = {
+        Service = "ecs-tasks.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+      Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+    }]
+  })
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "test_execution_role_with_path" {
+  name = "${var.test_prefix}-execution-role-with-path"
+  path = "/terraform-test/"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [{
+      Effect = "Allow"
+      Principal = {
+        Service = "ecs-tasks.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+      Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+    }]
+  })
+}
+
+# Attach required policies to execution role
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "test_execution_role_policy" {
+  role       = aws_iam_role.test_execution_role_with_path.name
+  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AmazonECSTaskExecutionRolePolicy"
+}
+
+module "dd_task_role_parsing_with_path" {
+  source = "../../modules/ecs_fargate"
+
+  # Use roles with paths to test parsing
+  task_role      = aws_iam_role.test_task_role_with_path
+  execution_role = { arn = aws_iam_role.test_execution_role_with_path.arn }
+
+  dd_api_key   = var.dd_api_key
+  dd_site      = var.dd_site
+  dd_service   = var.dd_service
+  dd_essential = true
+
+  # Configure Task Definition
+  family                = "${var.test_prefix}-role-parsing-with-path"
+  container_definitions = jsonencode([])
+
+  requires_compatibilities = ["FARGATE"]
+}
diff --git a/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/role-parsing-without-path.tf b/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/role-parsing-without-path.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30c3db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke_tests/ecs_fargate/role-parsing-without-path.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed
+# under the Apache License Version 2.0.
+# This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+# Copyright 2025-present Datadog, Inc.
+
+################################################################################
+# Task Definition: IAM Role without path in name
+################################################################################
+
+# Create IAM roles without paths to test the parsing logic
+resource "aws_iam_role" "test_task_role_without_path" {
+  name = "${var.test_prefix}-task-role-without-path"
+  # No path specified - defaults to "/"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [{
+      Effect = "Allow"
+      Principal = {
+        Service = "ecs-tasks.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+      Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+    }]
+  })
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "test_execution_role_without_path" {
+  name = "${var.test_prefix}-execution-role-without-path"
+  # No path specified - defaults to "/"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [{
+      Effect = "Allow"
+      Principal = {
+        Service = "ecs-tasks.amazonaws.com"
+      }
+      Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+    }]
+  })
+}
+
+# Attach required policies to execution role
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "test_execution_role_policy_no_path" {
+  role       = aws_iam_role.test_execution_role_without_path.name
+  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AmazonECSTaskExecutionRolePolicy"
+}
+
+module "dd_task_role_parsing_without_path" {
+  source = "../../modules/ecs_fargate"
+
+  # Use roles without paths to test parsing
+  task_role      = aws_iam_role.test_task_role_without_path
+  execution_role = { arn = aws_iam_role.test_execution_role_without_path.arn }
+
+  dd_api_key   = var.dd_api_key
+  dd_site      = var.dd_site
+  dd_service   = var.dd_service
+  dd_essential = true
+
+  # Configure Task Definition
+  family                = "${var.test_prefix}-role-parsing-without-path"
+  container_definitions = jsonencode([])
+
+  requires_compatibilities = ["FARGATE"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/role_parsing_test.go b/tests/role_parsing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e84e701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/role_parsing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed
+// under the Apache License Version 2.0.
+// This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+// Copyright 2025-present Datadog, Inc.
+
+package test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ecs/types"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/terraform"
+)
+
+// TestRoleParsingWithPath tests that the module correctly parses role names from ARNs with paths
+func (s *ECSFargateSuite) TestRoleParsingWithPath() {
+	log.Println("TestRoleParsingWithPath: Running test...")
+
+	var containers []types.ContainerDefinition
+	task := terraform.OutputMap(s.T(), s.terraformOptions, "role-parsing-with-path")
+
+	s.Equal(s.testPrefix+"-role-parsing-with-path", task["family"], "Unexpected task family name")
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(task["container_definitions"]), &containers)
+	s.NoError(err, "Failed to parse container definitions")
+
+	s.NotEmpty(task["arn"], "Task definition ARN should not be empty")
+	s.NotEmpty(task["revision"], "Task definition revision should not be empty")
+
+	taskRoleArn := task["task_role_arn"]
+	s.NotEmpty(taskRoleArn, "Task role ARN should not be empty")
+	s.Contains(taskRoleArn, "/terraform-test/", "Task role ARN should contain the path '/test-path/'")
+	s.Contains(taskRoleArn, s.testPrefix+"-task-role-with-path", "Task role ARN should contain the expected role name")
+
+	executionRoleArn := task["execution_role_arn"]
+	s.NotEmpty(executionRoleArn, "Execution role ARN should not be empty")
+	s.Contains(executionRoleArn, "/terraform-test/", "Execution role ARN should contain the path '/terraform-test/'")
+	s.Contains(executionRoleArn, s.testPrefix+"-execution-role-with-path", "Execution role ARN should contain the expected role name")
+}
+
+// TestRoleParsingWithoutPath tests that the module correctly parses role names from ARNs without paths
+func (s *ECSFargateSuite) TestRoleParsingWithoutPath() {
+	log.Println("TestRoleParsingWithoutPath: Running test...")
+
+	var containers []types.ContainerDefinition
+	task := terraform.OutputMap(s.T(), s.terraformOptions, "role-parsing-without-path")
+
+	s.Equal(s.testPrefix+"-role-parsing-without-path", task["family"], "Unexpected task family name")
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(task["container_definitions"]), &containers)
+	s.NoError(err, "Failed to parse container definitions")
+
+	s.NotEmpty(task["arn"], "Task definition ARN should not be empty")
+	s.NotEmpty(task["revision"], "Task definition revision should not be empty")
+
+	taskRoleArn := task["task_role_arn"]
+	s.NotEmpty(taskRoleArn, "Task role ARN should not be empty")
+	s.Contains(taskRoleArn, s.testPrefix+"-task-role-without-path", "Task role ARN should contain the expected role name")
+
+	roleArnParts := strings.Split(taskRoleArn, "/")
+	s.Equal(2, len(roleArnParts), "Role ARN without path should have exactly 2 parts when split by '/'")
+	s.Contains(roleArnParts[1], s.testPrefix+"-task-role-without-path", "Role name should be the second part after splitting by '/'")
+
+	executionRoleArn := task["execution_role_arn"]
+	s.NotEmpty(executionRoleArn, "Execution role ARN should not be empty")
+	s.Contains(executionRoleArn, s.testPrefix+"-execution-role-without-path", "Execution role ARN should contain the expected role name")
+
+	execRoleArnParts := strings.Split(executionRoleArn, "/")
+	s.Equal(2, len(execRoleArnParts), "Execution role ARN without path should have exactly 2 parts when split by '/'")
+	s.Contains(execRoleArnParts[1], s.testPrefix+"-execution-role-without-path", "Execution role name should be the second part after splitting by '/'")
+}