diff --git a/src/scripts/code_gen/cli.py b/src/scripts/code_gen/cli.py
index fab903cd..41f1f524 100644
--- a/src/scripts/code_gen/cli.py
+++ b/src/scripts/code_gen/cli.py
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ def gen_option_info() -> list[FFMpegOption]:
 
 
 @app.command()
-def generate() -> None:
-    outpath = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "ffmpeg"
+def generate(outpath: Path = None) -> None:
+    if not outpath:
+        outpath = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "ffmpeg"
 
     ffmpeg_filters = []
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/code_gen/tests/test_cli.py b/src/scripts/code_gen/tests/test_cli.py
index b439dab5..e7af0118 100644
--- a/src/scripts/code_gen/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/src/scripts/code_gen/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+
 from ..cli import generate
 
 
 def test_generate() -> None:
-    generate()
+    outpath = Path(TemporaryDirectory().name)
+    generate(outpath)