diff --git a/src/helpers.test.ts b/src/helpers.test.ts
index 4f533ba..994bed1 100644
--- a/src/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.test.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('waitForVideosToBeWritten', () => {
       .mockImplementationOnce(() => ({ size: 73 } as any))
       .mockImplementation(() => ({ size: 512 } as any))
     const sleepMock = vi.fn().mockImplementation(sleep)
-    expect(waitForVideosToBeWritten(videos, 200, sleepMock)).toBe(false)
+    expect(waitForVideosToBeWritten(videos, 150, sleepMock)).toBe(false)
     expect(sleepMock).toBeCalledTimes(2)
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index 03e2eb2..c574bad 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ describe('Video Reporter', () => {
       expect(vi.mocked(process.on)).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
+    it('sets outputDir to default value if not configured', () => {
+      const reporter = new VideoReporter({})
+      reporter.onRunnerStart({
+        ...allureRunner,
+        config: {}
+      })
+      expect(reporter.outputDir).toEqual('_results_')
+    })
+
     it('should set record to true', () => {
       const reporter = new VideoReporter({})
       reporter.onRunnerStart(allureRunner)
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7c31aa8..2b18f73 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default class VideoReporter extends WdioReporter {
   #allureOutputDir?: string
   #allureReporter = new AllureReporterExtension()
   #record = true
+  #defaultOutputDir = '_results_'
 
   screenshotPromises: Promise<void>[] = []
   videos: string[] = []
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ export default class VideoReporter extends WdioReporter {
     return this.#isDone
   }
 
+  /**
+   * set getter to verify values for testing purposes
+   */
+  get outputDir () { return this.#outputDir }
+
   /**
    * set getter to verify values for testing purposes
    */
@@ -85,7 +91,8 @@ export default class VideoReporter extends WdioReporter {
       return
     }
 
-    this.#outputDir = runner.config.outputDir as string
+    this.#outputDir = this.options.outputDir ?? runner.config.outputDir as string
+    this.#outputDir = this.#outputDir ?? this.#defaultOutputDir
     const sessionId = runner.isMultiremote
       ? Object.entries(runner.capabilities).map(([, caps]) => caps.sessionId)[0] as string
       : runner.sessionId