diff --git a/.changeset/sour-clouds-heal.md b/.changeset/sour-clouds-heal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbe133311f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sour-clouds-heal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@asyncapi/cli": patch
+---
+
+fix: print in cli  asyncapi generate models without -o flag
diff --git a/src/commands/generate/models.ts b/src/commands/generate/models.ts
index 7bebfcde3ae..5ca16331b64 100644
--- a/src/commands/generate/models.ts
+++ b/src/commands/generate/models.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class Models extends Command {
     s.start('Generating models...');
     try {
       const generatedModels = await generateModels({...flags, output}, document, logger, language as Languages);
-      if (output !== 'stdout') {
+      if (output && output !== 'stdout') {
         const generatedModelStrings = generatedModels.map((model) => { return model.modelName; });
         s.stop(green(`Successfully generated the following models: ${generatedModelStrings.join(', ')}`));
         return;
diff --git a/test/integration/generate/models.test.ts b/test/integration/generate/models.test.ts
index 2aa4bf59fab..8b4caa35a38 100644
--- a/test/integration/generate/models.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/generate/models.test.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,21 @@ describe('models', () => {
       );
       done();
     });
-
+  
+  test
+    .stderr()
+    .stdout()
+    .command([...generalOptions, 'typescript', './test/fixtures/specification.yml'])
+    .it('works when file path is passed without specified output directory', (ctx, done) => {
+      expect(ctx.stdout).to.match(/Successfully generated the following models:\s+## Model name:/);
+      done();
+    });
+  
   test
     .stderr()
     .stdout()
     .command([...generalOptions, 'typescript', './test/fixtures/specification.yml', `-o=${ path.resolve(outputDir, './ts')}`])
-    .it('works when file path is passed', (ctx, done) => {
+    .it('works when file path is passed with specified output directory', (ctx, done) => {
       expect(ctx.stdout).to.contain(
         'Successfully generated the following models: '
       );