diff --git a/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts b/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts
index d4ad9f65c..fb5408812 100644
--- a/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts
@@ -189,28 +189,27 @@ describe('nx-plugin', () => {
 
     await materializeTree(tree, cwd);
 
-    const { stdout, stderr } = await executeProcess({
+    const { stdout } = await executeProcess({
       command: 'npx',
-      args: ['nx', 'run', `${project}:code-pushup`, '--dryRun'],
+      args: ['nx', 'run', `${project}:code-pushup`, '--dryRun', '--verbose'],
       cwd,
     });
 
-    const cleanStderr = removeColorCodes(stderr);
-    // @TODO create test environment for working plugin. This here misses package-lock.json to execute correctly
-    expect(cleanStderr).toContain('DryRun execution of: npx @code-pushup/cli');
-
     const cleanStdout = removeColorCodes(stdout);
-    expect(cleanStdout).toContain(
-      'NX   Successfully ran target code-pushup for project my-lib',
-    );
+    // Nx command
+    expect(cleanStdout).toContain('nx run my-lib:code-pushup');
+    // Run CLI executor
+    expect(cleanStdout).toContain('Command: npx @code-pushup/cli');
+    expect(cleanStdout).toContain('--dryRun --verbose');
   });
 
   it('should consider plugin option bin in executor target', async () => {
-    const cwd = path.join(testFileDir, 'configuration-option-bin');
+    const cwd = path.join(testFileDir, 'executor-option-bin');
+    const binPath = `packages/cli/dist`;
     registerPluginInWorkspace(tree, {
       plugin: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin',
       options: {
-        bin: 'XYZ',
+        bin: binPath,
       },
     });
     const { root } = readProjectConfiguration(tree, project);
@@ -223,13 +222,15 @@ describe('nx-plugin', () => {
 
     expect(projectJson.targets).toStrictEqual({
       'code-pushup': expect.objectContaining({
-        executor: 'XYZ:cli',
+        options: {
+          bin: binPath,
+        },
       }),
     });
   });
 
   it('should consider plugin option projectPrefix in executor target', async () => {
-    const cwd = path.join(testFileDir, 'configuration-option-bin');
+    const cwd = path.join(testFileDir, 'executor-option-projectPrefix');
     registerPluginInWorkspace(tree, {
       plugin: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin',
       options: {
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/README.md b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/README.md
index fdb01c9f7..720432911 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ For details on the CLI command read the [CLI commands documentation](https://git
 
 ## Usage
 
-Configure a target in your project json.
+Configure a target in your `project.json`.
 
 ```jsonc
-// <project-name>/project.json
+// {projectRoot}/project.json
 {
   "name": "my-project",
   "targets": {
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ Show what will be executed without actually executing it:
 | **dryRun**        | `boolean` | To debug the executor, dry run the command without real execution. |
 | **bin**           | `string`  | Path to Code PushUp CLI                                            |
 
-For all other options see the [CLI autorun documentation](../../../../cli/README.md#autorun-command).
+For all other options, see the [CLI autorun documentation](../../../../cli/README.md#autorun-command).
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
index 7eece1129..2e644f184 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ export default async function runAutorunExecutor(
     mergedOptions,
     normalizedContext,
   );
-  const { dryRun, verbose, command } = mergedOptions;
+  const { dryRun, verbose, command, bin } = mergedOptions;
   const commandString = createCliCommandString({
     command,
     args: cliArgumentObject,
+    bin,
   });
   if (verbose) {
     logger.info(`Run CLI executor ${command ?? ''}`);
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export default async function runAutorunExecutor(
   } else {
     try {
       await executeProcess({
-        ...createCliCommandObject({ command, args: cliArgumentObject }),
+        ...createCliCommandObject({ command, args: cliArgumentObject, bin }),
         ...(context.cwd ? { cwd: context.cwd } : {}),
       });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export default async function runAutorunExecutor(
       return {
         success: false,
         command: commandString,
-        error: error as Error,
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(`${error}`),
       };
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.ts
index 0eb13f8a8..1ef022a44 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import type { PersistConfig, UploadConfig } from '@code-pushup/models';
+import type { NormalizedExecutorContext } from './context.js';
 import { parseEnv } from './env.js';
 import type {
   BaseNormalizedExecutorContext,
@@ -44,26 +45,32 @@ export function persistConfig(
 
 export function uploadConfig(
   options: Partial<UploadConfig & ProjectExecutorOnlyOptions>,
-  context: BaseNormalizedExecutorContext,
+  context: NormalizedExecutorContext,
 ): Partial<UploadConfig> {
-  const { projectConfig, workspaceRoot } = context;
+  const { workspaceRoot, projectName } = context;
 
-  const { name: projectName } = projectConfig ?? {};
   const { projectPrefix, server, apiKey, organization, project, timeout } =
     options;
   const applyPrefix = workspaceRoot === '.';
   const prefix = projectPrefix ? `${projectPrefix}-` : '';
+
+  const derivedProject =
+    projectName && !project
+      ? applyPrefix
+        ? `${prefix}${projectName}`
+        : projectName
+      : project;
+
   return {
-    ...(projectName
-      ? {
-          project: applyPrefix ? `${prefix}${projectName}` : projectName,
-        }
-      : {}),
     ...parseEnv(process.env),
     ...Object.fromEntries(
-      Object.entries({ server, apiKey, organization, project, timeout }).filter(
-        ([_, v]) => v !== undefined,
-      ),
+      Object.entries({
+        server,
+        apiKey,
+        organization,
+        ...(derivedProject ? { project: derivedProject } : {}),
+        timeout,
+      }).filter(([_, v]) => v !== undefined),
     ),
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.unit.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.unit.test.ts
index cd8eb0aab..6cb8ed0e8 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/config.unit.test.ts
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ describe('uploadConfig', () => {
     expect(
       uploadConfig(baseUploadConfig, {
         workspaceRoot: 'workspace-root',
+        projectName,
         projectConfig: {
-          name: projectName,
           root: 'root',
         },
       }),
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
index e8b52eb8f..d8cfab569 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@ export function createExecutorTarget(options?: {
   bin?: string;
   projectPrefix?: string;
 }): TargetConfiguration<ProjectPrefixOptions> {
-  const { bin = PACKAGE_NAME, projectPrefix } = options ?? {};
-  return {
-    executor: `${bin}:cli`,
-    ...(projectPrefix
-      ? {
-          options: {
-            projectPrefix,
-          },
-        }
-      : {}),
+  const { bin, projectPrefix } = options ?? {};
+
+  const executor = `${PACKAGE_NAME}:cli`;
+  const executorOptions = (bin || projectPrefix) && {
+    ...(bin && { bin }),
+    ...(projectPrefix && { projectPrefix }),
   };
+  return { executor, ...(executorOptions && { options: executorOptions }) };
 }
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts
index 610b44bd7..2926d3367 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createExecutorTarget } from './executor-target.js';
 
 describe('createExecutorTarget', () => {
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ describe('createExecutorTarget', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should use bin if provides', () => {
-    expect(createExecutorTarget({ bin: 'xyz' })).toStrictEqual({
-      executor: 'xyz:cli',
+  it('should use bin if provided', () => {
+    expect(
+      createExecutorTarget({ bin: 'packages/cli/src/index.ts' }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({
+      executor: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin:cli',
+      options: {
+        bin: 'packages/cli/src/index.ts',
+      },
     });
   });