diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/runner/reporters.ts b/packages/playwright/src/runner/reporters.ts
index cf0327ac72..c077cef99d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/runner/reporters.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/runner/reporters.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export async function createReporters(config: FullConfigInternal, mode: 'list' |
 
   if (!isTestServer && (mode === 'test' || mode === 'merge')) {
     // If we are not in the test server, always add a last-run reporter.
-    reporters.push(new LastRunReporter(runOptions));
+    const lastRunOutputFile = config.projects.length >= 0 ? path.join(config.projects[0].project.outputDir, '.last-run.json') : undefined;
+    reporters.push(new LastRunReporter({ ...runOptions, outputFile: lastRunOutputFile }));
   }
 
   return reporters;