diff --git a/help/Save-PSResource.md b/help/Save-PSResource.md
index e98cf87b3..162f0011c 100644
--- a/help/Save-PSResource.md
+++ b/help/Save-PSResource.md
@@ -192,15 +192,14 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 ### -Path
 
-Specifies the path to save the resource to. If no path is provided, the resource is saved to the
-current location.
+Specifies the path to save the resource to. 
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String
 Parameter Sets: (All)
 Aliases:
 
-Required: False
+Required: True
 Position: Named
 Default value: None
 Accept pipeline input: False
diff --git a/src/code/SavePSResource.cs b/src/code/SavePSResource.cs
index 9c92a261f..0c33b3a94 100644
--- a/src/code/SavePSResource.cs
+++ b/src/code/SavePSResource.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public sealed class SavePSResource : PSCmdlet
         /// <summary>
         /// The destination where the resource is to be installed. Works for all resource types.
         /// </summary>
-        [Parameter]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = true)]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty]
         public string Path
         {
@@ -90,21 +90,13 @@ public string Path
 
             set
             {
-                string resolvedPath = string.Empty;
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
-                {
-                    // If the user does not specify a path to save to, use the user's current working directory
-                    resolvedPath = SessionState.Path.GetResolvedPSPathFromPSPath(SessionState.Path.CurrentFileSystemLocation.Path).First().Path;
-                }
-                else {
-                    resolvedPath = SessionState.Path.GetResolvedPSPathFromPSPath(value).First().Path;
-                }
+                if (WildcardPattern.ContainsWildcardCharacters(value)) 
+                { 
+                    throw new PSArgumentException("Wildcard characters are not allowed in the path."); 
+                } 
 
-                // Path where resource is saved must be a directory
-                if (Directory.Exists(resolvedPath))
-                {
-                    _path = resolvedPath;
-                }
+                // This will throw if path cannot be resolved
+                _path = SessionState.Path.GetResolvedPSPathFromPSPath(value).First().Path;
             }
         }
         private string _path;
diff --git a/test/SavePSResource.Tests.ps1 b/test/SavePSResource.Tests.ps1
index 3366cdec5..d4300b66e 100644
--- a/test/SavePSResource.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/SavePSResource.Tests.ps1
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Describe 'Test Save-PSResource for PSResources' {
     # Save script that is not signed
     # Should throw
     It "Save script that is not signed" -Skip:(!(Get-IsWindows)) {
-        { Save-PSResource -Name "TestTestScript" -Version "1.3.1.1" -AuthenticodeCheck -Repository $PSGalleryName -TrustRepository } | Should -Throw -ErrorId "GetAuthenticodeSignatureError,Microsoft.PowerShell.PowerShellGet.Cmdlets.SavePSResource"
+        { Save-PSResource -Name "TestTestScript" -Version "1.3.1.1" -AuthenticodeCheck -Repository $PSGalleryName -TrustRepository -Path $SaveDir} | Should -Throw -ErrorId "GetAuthenticodeSignatureError,Microsoft.PowerShell.PowerShellGet.Cmdlets.SavePSResource"
     }
 
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