diff --git a/src/commands/cmd_json.cc b/src/commands/cmd_json.cc
index 196b3bcfce1..86017fb514e 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmd_json.cc
+++ b/src/commands/cmd_json.cc
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ class CommandJsonObjkeys : public Commander {
 
     std::vector<std::optional<std::vector<std::string>>> results;
 
-    auto s = json.ObjKeys(args_[1], args_[2], results);
+    // If path not specified set it to $
+    std::string path = (args_.size() > 2) ? args_[2] : "$";
+    auto s = json.ObjKeys(args_[1], path, results);
     if (!s.ok() && !s.IsNotFound()) return {Status::RedisExecErr, s.ToString()};
     if (s.IsNotFound()) {
       *output = redis::NilString();
diff --git a/tests/gocase/unit/type/json/json_test.go b/tests/gocase/unit/type/json/json_test.go
index d87e9032d5b..b5d741cd510 100644
--- a/tests/gocase/unit/type/json/json_test.go
+++ b/tests/gocase/unit/type/json/json_test.go
@@ -207,8 +207,9 @@ func TestJson(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, rdb.Do(ctx, "JSON.SET", "a", "$", `{"a1":[1,2]}`).Err())
 		require.EqualValues(t, []interface{}{}, rdb.Do(ctx, "JSON.OBJKEYS", "a", "$.not_exists").Val())
 		// json path not object
-		require.NoError(t, rdb.Do(ctx, "JSON.SET", "a", "$", `{"a1":[1,2]}`).Err())
 		require.EqualValues(t, []interface{}{nil}, rdb.Do(ctx, "JSON.OBJKEYS", "a", "$.a1").Val())
+		// default path
+		require.EqualValues(t, []interface{}{[]interface{}{"a1"}}, rdb.Do(ctx, "JSON.OBJKEYS", "a").Val())
 		// json path has one object
 		require.NoError(t, rdb.Do(ctx, "JSON.SET", "a", "$", `{"a1":{"b":1,"c":1}}`).Err())
 		require.EqualValues(t, []interface{}{[]interface{}{"b", "c"}}, rdb.Do(ctx, "JSON.OBJKEYS", "a", "$.a1").Val())