diff --git a/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfiler.java b/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfiler.java
index f7a688c71..47ea4e085 100644
--- a/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfiler.java
+++ b/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfiler.java
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ public static synchronized AsyncProfiler getInstance(String libPath) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void start(String event, long interval) {
+    public void start(String event, long interval) throws IllegalStateException {
         start0(event, interval);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void stop() {
+    public void stop() throws IllegalStateException {
         stop0();
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public void stop() {
     public native long getSamples();
 
     @Override
-    public String execute(String command) {
+    public String execute(String command) throws IllegalArgumentException, java.io.IOException {
         return execute0(command);
     }
 
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ public String dumpFlat(int maxMethods) {
         return dumpFlat0(maxMethods);
     }
 
-    private native void start0(String event, long interval);
-    private native void stop0();
-    private native String execute0(String command);
+    private native void start0(String event, long interval) throws IllegalStateException;
+    private native void stop0() throws IllegalStateException;
+    private native String execute0(String command) throws IllegalArgumentException, java.io.IOException;
     private native String dumpCollapsed0(int counter);
     private native String dumpTraces0(int maxTraces);
     private native String dumpFlat0(int maxMethods);
diff --git a/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerMXBean.java b/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerMXBean.java
index c8cfce7d5..71a9dcb34 100644
--- a/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerMXBean.java
+++ b/src/java/one/profiler/AsyncProfilerMXBean.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public interface AsyncProfilerMXBean {
 
     long getSamples();
 
-    String execute(String command) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+    String execute(String command) throws IllegalArgumentException, java.io.IOException;
 
     String dumpCollapsed(Counter counter);
     String dumpTraces(int maxTraces);
diff --git a/src/javaApi.cpp b/src/javaApi.cpp
index 34d97594b..0d663a7bd 100755
--- a/src/javaApi.cpp
+++ b/src/javaApi.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "arguments.h"
 #include "profiler.h"
 
@@ -64,9 +67,21 @@ Java_one_profiler_AsyncProfiler_execute0(JNIEnv* env, jobject unused, jstring co
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    std::ostringstream out;
-    Profiler::_instance.runInternal(args, out);
-    return env->NewStringUTF(out.str().c_str());
+    if (args._file == NULL) {
+        std::ostringstream out;
+        Profiler::_instance.runInternal(args, out);
+        return env->NewStringUTF(out.str().c_str());
+    } else {
+        std::ofstream out(args._file, std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc);
+        if (out.is_open()) {
+            Profiler::_instance.runInternal(args, out);
+            out.close();
+            return env->NewStringUTF("OK");
+        } else {
+            throw_new(env, "java/io/IOException", strerror(errno));
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL