diff --git a/bin/commands/init.js b/bin/commands/init.js
index 16e17011..6bd7246b 100644
--- a/bin/commands/init.js
+++ b/bin/commands/init.js
@@ -6,16 +6,47 @@ const fileHelpers = require("../helpers/fileHelpers"),
   util = require("util"),
   path = require('path');
 
-module.exports = function init(args) {
-  if (args.p) {
-    var path_to_bsconf = path.join(args.p + "/browserstack.json");
-  } else {
-    var path_to_bsconf = "./browserstack.json";
+
+function get_path(args) {
+  if (args._.length > 1 && args.p) {
+    let filename = args._[1];
+    if (filename !== path.basename(filename)) {
+      let message = Constants.userMessages.CONFLICTING_INIT_ARGUMENTS;
+      logger.error(message);
+      utils.sendUsageReport(null, args, message, Constants.messageTypes.ERROR, 'conflicting_path_json_init');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    return path.join(args.p, filename);
+  } else if (args.p) {
+    return path.join(args.p, "browserstack.json");
+  } else if (args._.length > 1) {
+    let filename = args._[1];
+    if (filename !== path.basename(filename)) {
+      // filename is an absolute path
+      return filename;
+    }
+    return path.join(process.cwd(), args._[1]);
   }
 
-  var config = {
+  return path.join(process.cwd(), "browserstack.json");
+}
+
+
+module.exports = function init(args) {
+
+  let path_to_json = get_path(args);
+  if (path_to_json === undefined) return;
+
+  // append .json if filename passed is not of json type
+  if (path.extname(path_to_json) !== '' && path.extname(path_to_json) !== ".json") path_to_json += ".json";
+
+  // append browserstack.json if filename is a path without filename
+  if (path.extname(path_to_json) === '') path_to_json = path.join(path_to_json, "browserstack.json");
+
+  let config = {
     file: require('../templates/configTemplate')(),
-    path: path_to_bsconf
+    path: path_to_json
   };
 
   return fileHelpers.dirExists(config.path, function(dirExists){
diff --git a/bin/helpers/constants.js b/bin/helpers/constants.js
index 945eb3c5..890c6fa1 100644
--- a/bin/helpers/constants.js
+++ b/bin/helpers/constants.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const userMessages = {
     API_DEPRECATED: "This version of API is deprecated, please use latest version of API.",
     FAILED_TO_ZIP: "Failed to zip files.",
     VISIT_DASHBOARD: "Visit the Automate dashboard for test reporting:",
+    CONFLICTING_INIT_ARGUMENTS: "Conflicting arguments given. You can use --path only with a file name, and not with a file path.",
     NO_PARALLELS: "Your tests will run sequentially. Read more about running your tests in parallel here: https://www.browserstack.com/docs/automate/cypress/run-tests-in-parallel",
     NO_NPM_DEPENDENCIES: "No npm dependencies specified. Read more here: https://www.browserstack.com/docs/automate/cypress/npm-packages. You can suppress this warning by using --disable-npm-warning flag."
 };
diff --git a/bin/runner.js b/bin/runner.js
index edc4f9a3..f97bc7d9 100755
--- a/bin/runner.js
+++ b/bin/runner.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var argv = yargs
   .demand(1, Constants.cliMessages.VERSION.DEMAND)
   .command('init', Constants.cliMessages.INIT.INFO, function(yargs) {
     argv = yargs
-      .usage("usage: $0 init [options]")
+      .usage("usage: $0 init [filename] [options]")
       .options({
         'p': {
           alias: "path",
diff --git a/test/unit/bin/commands/init.js b/test/unit/bin/commands/init.js
index 2275c39c..b4331492 100644
--- a/test/unit/bin/commands/init.js
+++ b/test/unit/bin/commands/init.js
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 const chai = require("chai"),
+  assert = chai.assert,
+  expect = chai.expect,
   sinon = require("sinon"),
   chaiAsPromised = require("chai-as-promised"),
-  util = require("util");
+  rewire = require("rewire"),
+  util = require("util"),
+  path = require('path');
 
 const Constants = require("../../../../bin/helpers/constants"),
   logger = require("../../../../bin/helpers/logger").winstonLogger,
-  testObjects = require("../../support/fixtures/testObjects");
+  testObjects = require("../../support/fixtures/testObjects")
+  utils = require("../../../../bin/helpers/utils");
 
 const proxyquire = require("proxyquire").noCallThru();
 
+const get_path = rewire("../../../../bin/commands/init").__get__("get_path");;
+
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
 logger.transports["console.info"].silent = true;
 
@@ -29,6 +36,79 @@ describe("init", () => {
     sinon.restore();
   });
 
+  describe("get_path", () => {
+    it("filename passed, -path passed", () => {
+      let args = {
+        _: ["init", "filename.json"],
+        p: '/sample-path',
+        path: '/sample-path',
+        $0: "browserstack-cypress",
+      };
+
+      expect(get_path(args)).to.be.eql('/sample-path/filename.json');
+    });
+
+    it("filename passed, -path not passed", () => {
+      let args = {
+        _: ["init", "filename.json"],
+        p: false,
+        path: false,
+        $0: "browserstack-cypress",
+      };
+
+      let args2 = {
+        _: ["init", "~/filename.json"],
+        p: false,
+        path: false,
+        $0: "browserstack-cypress",
+      };
+
+      expect(get_path(args)).to.be.eql(path.join(process.cwd(), 'filename.json'));
+      expect(get_path(args2)).to.be.eql('~/filename.json');
+    });
+
+    it("filepath passed, -path passed", () => {
+      let args = {
+        _: ["init", "/sample-path/filename.json"],
+        p: '/sample-path2',
+        path: '/sample-path2',
+        "disable-usage-reporting": undefined,
+        disableUsageReporting: undefined,
+        $0: "browserstack-cypress",
+      };
+
+      loggerStub = sandbox.stub(logger, 'error');
+      usageStub = sandbox.stub(utils, 'sendUsageReport');
+
+      expect(get_path(args)).to.be.undefined;
+      sinon.assert.calledOnce(loggerStub);
+      sinon.assert.calledOnce(usageStub);
+    });
+
+    it("filename not passed, -path passed", () => {
+      let args = {
+        _: ["init"],
+        p: '/sample-path',
+        path: '/sample-path',
+        $0: "browserstack-cypress",
+      };
+
+      expect(get_path(args)).to.be.eql('/sample-path/browserstack.json');
+    });
+
+    it("filename not passed, -path  not passed", () => {
+      let args = {
+        _: ["init"],
+        p: false,
+        path: false,
+        $0: "browserstack-cypress",
+      };
+
+      expect(get_path(args)).to.be.eql(path.join(process.cwd(), 'browserstack.json'));
+    });
+  });
+
+
   describe("init", () => {
     it("fail if given path is not present", () => {
       dirExistsStub = sandbox.stub().yields(false);