diff --git a/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.test.ts b/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.test.ts
index 9700edc4b..8cf7be3cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,22 @@ describe('Configuration Factory', () => {
     '.',
     path.join(process.cwd(), 'src/collection.json'),
   );
-  it('should manage a default configuation', async () => {
+  it('should support missing project name by using the current working directory instead', async () => {
+    const options: ConfigurationOptions = {
+      project: undefined,
+    };
+    const tree: UnitTestTree = await runner.runSchematicAsync('configuration', options).toPromise();
+    const files: string[] = tree.files;
+    expect(
+      files.find(filename => filename === '/nest-cli.json'),
+    ).not.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(JSON.parse(tree.readContent('/nest-cli.json'))).toEqual({
+      $schema: 'https://json.schemastore.org/nest-cli',
+      collection: '@nestjs/schematics',
+      sourceRoot: 'src',
+    });
+  });
+  it('should manage a default configuration', async () => {
     const options: ConfigurationOptions = {
       project: 'project',
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.ts b/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.ts
index d7b1538e3..ee959f1bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.ts
+++ b/src/lib/configuration/configuration.factory.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ function transform(options: ConfigurationOptions): ConfigurationOptions {
 }
 
 function generate(options: ConfigurationOptions): Source {
+  const projectOrPath = options.project ?? '.';
   return apply(url(join('./files' as Path, options.language)), [
     template({
       ...strings,
       ...options,
     }),
-    move(options.project),
+    move(projectOrPath),
   ]);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/configuration/configuration.schema.d.ts b/src/lib/configuration/configuration.schema.d.ts
index a8c036eaf..295e8bda8 100644
--- a/src/lib/configuration/configuration.schema.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/configuration/configuration.schema.d.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 export interface ConfigurationOptions {
   /**
    * The project where generate the configuration.
+   * If not supplied or nil, the file will be created in the current working directory instead.
    */
-  project: string;
+  project?: string;
   /**
    * The language to use in configuration (ts | js).
    */