diff --git a/httprunner/utils.py b/httprunner/utils.py
index 77515177..dc6f8f14 100644
--- a/httprunner/utils.py
+++ b/httprunner/utils.py
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ def prettify_json_file(file_list):
 
 def dump_tests(tests_mapping, tag_name):
     """ dump all tests data (except functions) to json file.
+        the dumped files are located in PWD/logs folder.
 
     Args:
         tests_mapping (dict): data to dump
@@ -593,20 +594,27 @@ def dump_tests(tests_mapping, tag_name):
     """
     project_mapping = tests_mapping.get("project_mapping", {})
     test_path = project_mapping.get("test_path") or "tests_mapping"
-    dir_path = project_mapping.get("PWD") or os.getcwd()
+    pwd_dir_path = project_mapping.get("PWD") or os.getcwd()
     file_name, file_suffix = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(test_path))
-    dump_file_path = os.path.join(dir_path, "{}.{}.json".format(file_name, tag_name))
 
-    tests_to_dump = {}
+    logs_dir_path = os.path.join(pwd_dir_path, "logs")
+    if not os.path.isdir(logs_dir_path):
+        os.makedirs(logs_dir_path)
+
+    dump_file_path = os.path.join(logs_dir_path, "{}.{}.json".format(file_name, tag_name))
+
+    tests_to_dump = {
+        "project_mapping": {}
+    }
 
     for key in project_mapping:
         if key != "functions":
-            tests_to_dump[key] = project_mapping[key]
+            tests_to_dump["project_mapping"][key] = project_mapping[key]
             continue
 
         if project_mapping["functions"]:
-            debugtalk_py_path = os.path.join(dir_path, "debugtalk.py")
-            tests_to_dump["debugtalk.py"] = debugtalk_py_path
+            debugtalk_py_path = os.path.join(pwd_dir_path, "debugtalk.py")
+            tests_to_dump["project_mapping"]["debugtalk.py"] = debugtalk_py_path
 
     tests_to_dump["testcases"] = tests_mapping["testcases"]