diff --git a/axe_selenium_python/axe.py b/axe_selenium_python/axe.py
index 05b2a1b..b2fae3d 100755
--- a/axe_selenium_python/axe.py
+++ b/axe_selenium_python/axe.py
@@ -98,14 +98,15 @@ def write_results(self, data, name=None):
         Write JSON to file with the specified name.
 
         :param name: Path to the file to be written to. If no path is passed
-                     a new file will be created.
+                     a new JSON file "results.json" will be created in the
+                     current working directory.
         :param output: JSON object.
         """
 
         if name:
             filepath = os.path.abspath(name)
         else:
-            filepath = os.path.join(os.path.getcwd(), name)
+            filepath = os.path.join(os.path.getcwd(), "results.json")
 
         with open(filepath, "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
             try:
diff --git a/axe_selenium_python/tests/test_axe.py b/axe_selenium_python/tests/test_axe.py
index 692b1b7..a6d53e9 100755
--- a/axe_selenium_python/tests/test_axe.py
+++ b/axe_selenium_python/tests/test_axe.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 import json
-from os import getenv, path
+from os import getcwd, getenv, path
 
 import pytest
 from selenium import webdriver
@@ -76,3 +76,17 @@ def test_write_results_to_file(tmpdir, mocker):
         actual_file_contents = json.loads(f.read())
 
     assert data == actual_file_contents
+
+
+def test_write_results_without_filepath(mocker):
+    axe = Axe(mocker.MagicMock())
+    data = {"testKey": "testValue"}
+    cwd = getcwd()
+    filename = path.join(cwd, "results.json")
+
+    axe.write_results(data, filename)
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        actual_file_contents = json.loads(f.read())
+
+    assert data == actual_file_contents
+    assert path.dirname(filename) == cwd