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 7a69a281d..1fc21fae3 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
@@ -103,29 +103,6 @@ describe('nx-plugin', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should consider plugin option bin in configuration target', async () => {
-    const cwd = path.join(testFileDir, 'configuration-option-bin');
-    registerPluginInWorkspace(tree, {
-      plugin: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin',
-      options: {
-        bin: 'XYZ',
-      },
-    });
-    await materializeTree(tree, cwd);
-
-    const { code, projectJson } = await nxShowProjectJson(cwd, project);
-
-    expect(code).toBe(0);
-
-    expect(projectJson.targets).toStrictEqual({
-      'code-pushup--configuration': expect.objectContaining({
-        options: {
-          command: `nx g XYZ:configuration --skipTarget --targetName="code-pushup" --project="${project}"`,
-        },
-      }),
-    });
-  });
-
   it('should NOT add config targets dynamically if the project is configured', async () => {
     const cwd = path.join(testFileDir, 'configuration-already-configured');
     registerPluginInWorkspace(tree, '@code-pushup/nx-plugin');
@@ -189,28 +166,26 @@ 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',
-    );
+    expect(cleanStdout).toContain('nx run my-lib:code-pushup');
+    expect(cleanStdout).toContain('npx @code-pushup/cli');
+    expect(cleanStdout).toContain('--dryRun --verbose');
+    expect(cleanStdout).toContain(`--upload.project="${project}"`);
   });
 
   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 +198,15 @@ 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..37c0b1d94 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 ${command ?? ''}`);
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export default async function runAutorunExecutor(
   } else {
     try {
       await executeProcess({
-        ...createCliCommandObject({ command, args: cliArgumentObject }),
+        ...createCliCommandObject({ command, args: cliArgumentObject, bin }),
         ...(context.cwd ? { cwd: context.cwd } : {}),
       });
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
index e8b52eb8f..a44c7281e 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@ export function createExecutorTarget(options?: {
   bin?: string;
   projectPrefix?: string;
 }): TargetConfiguration<ProjectPrefixOptions> {
-  const { bin = PACKAGE_NAME, projectPrefix } = options ?? {};
+  const { bin, projectPrefix } = options ?? {};
+
   return {
-    executor: `${bin}:cli`,
-    ...(projectPrefix
-      ? {
-          options: {
-            projectPrefix,
-          },
-        }
-      : {}),
+    executor: `${PACKAGE_NAME}:cli`,
+    options: {
+      ...(bin ? { bin } : {}),
+      ...(projectPrefix ? { projectPrefix } : {}),
+    },
   };
 }
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..571b63aa2 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
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
-import { expect } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createExecutorTarget } from './executor-target.js';
 
 describe('createExecutorTarget', () => {
   it('should return executor target without project name', () => {
     expect(createExecutorTarget()).toStrictEqual({
       executor: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin:cli',
+      options: {},
     });
   });
 
   it('should use bin if provides', () => {
-    expect(createExecutorTarget({ bin: 'xyz' })).toStrictEqual({
-      executor: 'xyz:cli',
+    expect(
+      createExecutorTarget({ bin: 'packages/cli/src/index.ts' }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({
+      executor: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin:cli',
+      options: {
+        bin: 'packages/cli/src/index.ts',
+      },
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.unit.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.unit.test.ts
index 9b730f726..919c235a3 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.unit.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ describe('createTargets', () => {
       expect.objectContaining({
         [targetName]: {
           executor: `${PACKAGE_NAME}:cli`,
+          options: {},
         },
       }),
     );
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ describe('createTargets', () => {
     ).resolves.toStrictEqual({
       [DEFAULT_TARGET_NAME]: {
         executor: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin:cli',
+        options: {},
       },
     });
   });
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ describe('createTargets', () => {
     ).resolves.toStrictEqual({
       cp: {
         executor: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin:cli',
+        options: {},
       },
     });
   });