cookbook generator converge fails when run from the same parent directory as new cookbook

Version:

Chef Workstation version: 0.16.33
Chef Infra Client version: 15.8.23
Chef InSpec version: 4.18.51
Chef CLI version: 2.0.0
Test Kitchen version: 2.3.4
Cookstyle version: 5.22.6

Environment:

[Details about the environment such as the Operating System, cookbook details, etc...]
MacOS -10.14.6

Scenario:

Generator code generator and trying use it to generate new cookbook

Steps to Reproduce:

chef generate generator test_code_generator

Try to create new cookbook using generator

chef generate cookbook -g /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_code_generator/ test_cookbook

Expected Result:

New cookbook should be generatored

Actual Result:

Generator generator:
chef generate generator test_code_generator

Copied built-in generator cookbook to /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_code_generator
Add the following to your config file to enable it:
chefcli.generator_cookbook "/Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_code_generator"

Generator cookbook:

chef generate cookbook -g /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_code_generator/ test_cookbook

Generating cookbook test_cookbook
- Ensuring correct cookbook content


Error executing action `create_if_missing` on resource 'template[/Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook/metadata.rb]'


Chef::Exceptions::CookbookNotFoundInRepo
----------------------------------------
The directory /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook does not contain a cookbook

Resource Declaration:
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# In /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_code_generator/recipes/cookbook.rb

 25: template "#{cookbook_dir}/metadata.rb" do
 26:   helpers(ChefCLI::Generator::TemplateHelper)
 27:   variables(
 28:     spdx_license: spdx_license
 29:   )
 30:   action :create_if_missing
 31: end
 32:

Compiled Resource:
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# Declared in /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_code_generator/recipes/cookbook.rb:25:in `from_file'

template("/Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook/metadata.rb") do
  action [:create_if_missing]
  default_guard_interpreter :default
  source "metadata.rb.erb"
  helper_modules [ChefCLI::Generator::TemplateHelper]
  declared_type :template
  cookbook_name :test_code_generator
  recipe_name "cookbook"
  variables {:spdx_license=>"All Rights Reserved"}
  path "/Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook/metadata.rb"
  owner nil
  group nil
  mode nil
  verifications []
end

System Info:
------------
chef_version=15.8.23
ruby=ruby 2.6.5p114 (2019-10-01 revision 67812) [x86_64-darwin17]
program_name=/usr/local/bin/chef-cli
executable=/opt/chef-workstation/bin/chef-cli

ERROR: Chef Infra failed to converge: template[/Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook/metadata.rb] (test_code_generator::cookbook line 25) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::CookbookNotFoundInRepo: The directory /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook does not contain a cookbook from file /opt/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/chef-15.8.23/lib/chef/cookbook/cookbook_version_loader.rb:78:in `load!'
Caused by: (Chef::Exceptions::CookbookNotFoundInRepo) template[/Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook/metadata.rb] (test_code_generator::cookbook line 25) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::CookbookNotFoundInRepo: The directory /Users/Workspace/projects/chef/cookbooks/test_cookbook does not contain a cookbook