diff --git a/packages/contentstack-export/src/commands/cm/stacks/export.ts b/packages/contentstack-export/src/commands/cm/stacks/export.ts
index 805a420f16..620dc4c730 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-export/src/commands/cm/stacks/export.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-export/src/commands/cm/stacks/export.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default class ExportCommand extends Command {
   static aliases: string[] = ['cm:export'];
 
   async run(): Promise<void> {
-    let exportDir: string;
+    let exportDir: string = path.join(process.cwd(), 'logs');
     try {
       const { flags } = await this.parse(ExportCommand);
       let exportConfig = await setupExportConfig(flags);
@@ -115,13 +115,7 @@ export default class ExportCommand extends Command {
       log(exportConfig, `The log has been stored at '${path.join(exportDir, 'logs', 'export')}'`, 'success');
     } catch (error) {
       log({ data: exportDir } as ExportConfig, `Failed to export stack content - ${formatError(error)}`, 'error');
-      log(
-        { data: exportDir } as ExportConfig,
-        `The log has been stored at ${
-          exportDir ? path.join(exportDir, 'logs', 'export') : path.join(__dirname, 'logs')
-        }`,
-        'info',
-      );
+      log({ data: exportDir } as ExportConfig, `The log has been stored at ${exportDir}`, 'info');
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-export/src/utils/logger.ts b/packages/contentstack-export/src/utils/logger.ts
index c3edf2ce27..b2b8302622 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-export/src/utils/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-export/src/utils/logger.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function init(_logPath: string) {
 }
 
 export const log = async (config: ExportConfig, message: any, type: string) => {
-  const logsPath = config.data || __dirname;
+  const logsPath = config.data;
   // ignoring the type argument, as we are not using it to create a logfile anymore
   if (type !== 'error') {
     // removed type argument from init method