diff --git a/crates/forge-runner/src/coverage_api.rs b/crates/forge-runner/src/coverage_api.rs
index 8c41dbd02..6c11e39fc 100644
--- a/crates/forge-runner/src/coverage_api.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-runner/src/coverage_api.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ pub fn run_coverage(saved_trace_data_paths: &[PathBuf], coverage_args: &[OsStrin
         }
     );
 
-    let dir_to_save_coverage = PathBuf::from(COVERAGE_DIR);
-    fs::create_dir_all(&dir_to_save_coverage).context("Failed to create a coverage dir")?;
-    let path_to_save_coverage = dir_to_save_coverage.join(OUTPUT_FILE_NAME);
-
     let trace_files: Vec<&str> = saved_trace_data_paths
         .iter()
         .map(|trace_data_path| {
@@ -51,6 +47,10 @@ pub fn run_coverage(saved_trace_data_paths: &[PathBuf], coverage_args: &[OsStrin
     let mut command = Command::new(coverage);
 
     if coverage_args.iter().all(|arg| arg != "--output-path") {
+        let dir_to_save_coverage = PathBuf::from(COVERAGE_DIR);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir_to_save_coverage).context("Failed to create a coverage dir")?;
+        let path_to_save_coverage = dir_to_save_coverage.join(OUTPUT_FILE_NAME);
+
         command.arg("--output-path").arg(&path_to_save_coverage);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/forge-runner/src/profiler_api.rs b/crates/forge-runner/src/profiler_api.rs
index 52ed14893..46fd45055 100644
--- a/crates/forge-runner/src/profiler_api.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-runner/src/profiler_api.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ pub fn run_profiler(
         .map(PathBuf::from)
         .ok()
         .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("cairo-profiler"));
-    let dir_to_save_profile = PathBuf::from(PROFILE_DIR);
-    fs::create_dir_all(&dir_to_save_profile).context("Failed to create a profile dir")?;
-    let path_to_save_profile = dir_to_save_profile.join(format!("{test_name}.pb.gz"));
 
     let mut command = Command::new(profiler);
 
     if profiler_args.iter().all(|arg| arg != "--output-path") {
+        let dir_to_save_profile = PathBuf::from(PROFILE_DIR);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dir_to_save_profile).context("Failed to create a profile dir")?;
+        let path_to_save_profile = dir_to_save_profile.join(format!("{test_name}.pb.gz"));
+
         command.arg("--output-path").arg(&path_to_save_profile);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/forge/tests/e2e/build_profile.rs b/crates/forge/tests/e2e/build_profile.rs
index 97ce3effd..32a5fdde9 100644
--- a/crates/forge/tests/e2e/build_profile.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/tests/e2e/build_profile.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn simple_package_build_profile() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn simple_package_build_profile_pass_flags() {
+fn simple_package_build_profile_and_pass_args() {
     let temp = setup_package("simple_package");
 
     test_runner(&temp)
diff --git a/crates/forge/tests/e2e/coverage.rs b/crates/forge/tests/e2e/coverage.rs
index f22229580..db157754c 100644
--- a/crates/forge/tests/e2e/coverage.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/tests/e2e/coverage.rs
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ fn test_coverage_project() {
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "scarb_2_8_3"), ignore)]
-fn test_coverage_project_with_pass_flags() {
+fn test_coverage_project_and_pass_args() {
     let temp = setup_package("coverage_project");
 
     test_runner(&temp)
         .arg("--coverage")
         .arg("--output-path")
-        .arg(".")
+        .arg("./my_file.lcov")
         .assert()
         .success();
 
-    assert!(temp.join(OUTPUT_FILE_NAME).is_file());
+    assert!(temp.join("my_file.lcov").is_file());
 }
 
 #[test]