diff --git a/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/executor-cli.e2e.test.ts b/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/executor-cli.e2e.test.ts
index b482c717b..047fbfe24 100644
--- a/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/executor-cli.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/executor-cli.e2e.test.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ describe('executor command', () => {
     expect(cleanStdout).toContain('Code PushUp CLI');
 
     await expect(
-      readJsonFile(path.join(cwd, '.reports', 'terminal-report.json')),
+      readJsonFile(
+        path.join(cwd, '.code-pushup', project, 'terminal-report.json'),
+      ),
     ).resolves.not.toThrow();
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
index 2e644f184..be932a35d 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '../internal/cli.js';
 import { normalizeContext } from '../internal/context.js';
 import type { AutorunCommandExecutorOptions } from './schema.js';
-import { mergeExecutorOptions, parseAutorunExecutorOptions } from './utils.js';
+import { parseAutorunExecutorOptions } from './utils.js';
 
 export type ExecutorOutput = {
   success: boolean;
@@ -19,15 +19,11 @@ export default async function runAutorunExecutor(
   context: ExecutorContext,
 ): Promise<ExecutorOutput> {
   const normalizedContext = normalizeContext(context);
-  const mergedOptions = mergeExecutorOptions(
-    context.target?.options,
-    terminalAndExecutorOptions,
-  );
   const cliArgumentObject = parseAutorunExecutorOptions(
-    mergedOptions,
+    terminalAndExecutorOptions,
     normalizedContext,
   );
-  const { dryRun, verbose, command, bin } = mergedOptions;
+  const { dryRun, verbose, command, bin } = terminalAndExecutorOptions;
   const commandString = createCliCommandString({
     command,
     args: cliArgumentObject,
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts
index 5530e00c0..b91753402 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function parseAutorunExecutorOptions(
   options: Partial<AutorunCommandExecutorOptions>,
   normalizedContext: NormalizedExecutorContext,
 ): AutorunCommandExecutorOptions {
-  const { projectPrefix, persist, upload, command } = options;
+  const { projectPrefix, persist, upload, command, output } = options;
   const needsUploadParams =
     command === 'upload' || command === 'autorun' || command === undefined;
   const uploadCfg = uploadConfig(
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function parseAutorunExecutorOptions(
     ...parsePrintConfigExecutorOptions(options),
     ...parseAutorunExecutorOnlyOptions(options),
     ...globalConfig(options, normalizedContext),
+    ...(output ? { output } : {}),
     persist: persistConfig({ projectPrefix, ...persist }, normalizedContext),
     // @TODO This is a hack to avoid validation errors of upload config for commands that dont need it.
     // Fix: use utils and execute the core logic directly
@@ -53,41 +54,3 @@ export function parseAutorunExecutorOptions(
     ...(needsUploadParams && hasApiToken ? { upload: uploadCfg } : {}),
   };
 }
-
-/**
- * Deeply merges executor options.
- *
- * @param targetOptions - The original options from the target configuration.
- * @param cliOptions - The options from Nx, combining target options and CLI arguments.
- * @returns A new object with deeply merged properties.
- *
- * Nx performs a shallow merge by default, where command-line arguments can override entire objects
- * (e.g., `--persist.filename` replaces the entire `persist` object).
- * This function ensures that nested properties are deeply merged,
- * preserving the original target options where CLI arguments are not provided.
- */
-export function mergeExecutorOptions(
-  targetOptions: Partial<AutorunCommandExecutorOptions>,
-  cliOptions: Partial<AutorunCommandExecutorOptions>,
-): AutorunCommandExecutorOptions {
-  return {
-    ...targetOptions,
-    ...cliOptions,
-    ...(targetOptions?.persist || cliOptions?.persist
-      ? {
-          persist: {
-            ...targetOptions?.persist,
-            ...cliOptions?.persist,
-          },
-        }
-      : {}),
-    ...(targetOptions?.upload || cliOptions?.upload
-      ? {
-          upload: {
-            ...targetOptions?.upload,
-            ...cliOptions?.upload,
-          },
-        }
-      : {}),
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts
index 5f94d7b37..9a75e744b 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { type MockInstance, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { osAgnosticPath } from '@code-pushup/test-utils';
 import type { Command } from '../internal/types.js';
 import {
-  mergeExecutorOptions,
   parseAutorunExecutorOnlyOptions,
   parseAutorunExecutorOptions,
   parsePrintConfigExecutorOptions,
@@ -170,26 +169,3 @@ describe('parseAutorunExecutorOptions', () => {
     },
   );
 });
-
-describe('mergeExecutorOptions', () => {
-  it('should deeply merge target and CLI options', () => {
-    const targetOptions = {
-      persist: {
-        outputDir: '.reports',
-        filename: 'report',
-      },
-    };
-    const cliOptions = {
-      persist: {
-        filename: 'report-file',
-      },
-    };
-    const expected = {
-      persist: {
-        outputDir: '.reports',
-        filename: 'report-file',
-      },
-    };
-    expect(mergeExecutorOptions(targetOptions, cliOptions)).toEqual(expected);
-  });
-});