diff --git a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
index f7d7df51..5523844c 100644
--- a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
+++ b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ output_path(void)
 	char *path = getenv("WESTON_TEST_OUTPUT_PATH");
 
 	if (!path)
-		return "./logs";
+		return ".";
 
 	return path;
 }