diff --git a/src/lib/core.js b/src/lib/core.js
index aec49b3..712129d 100644
--- a/src/lib/core.js
+++ b/src/lib/core.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function getBasePath(apiDefinition){
   if (apiDefinition.hasOwnProperty("openapi") && apiDefinition.servers && apiDefinition.servers[0].url) {
     apiDefinition.basePath = apiDefinition.servers[0].url;
   }
-  return config.basePath || apiDefinition.basePath;
+  return config.basePath !== undefined ? config.basePath : apiDefinition.basePath;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/emptyBasePath.test.js b/tests/emptyBasePath.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f776dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/emptyBasePath.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const test = require('uvu').test;
+const assert = require('uvu/assert');
+const pactum = require('pactum');
+const reporter = pactum.reporter;
+const mock = pactum.mock;
+const request = pactum.request;
+const handler = pactum.handler;
+
+const psc = require('../src/index');
+
+test.before(() => {
+  psc.swaggerYamlPath = './tests/testObjects/emptyBasePath.yaml';
+  psc.reportFile = 'emptyBasePath.json'
+  reporter.add(psc);
+  request.setBaseUrl('http://localhost:9393');
+  handler.addInteractionHandler('get all ninjas', () => {
+    return {
+      request: {
+        method: 'GET',
+        path: '/getallninjas'
+      },
+      response: {
+        status: 200
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  return mock.start();
+});
+
+test.after(() => {
+  return mock.stop();
+});
+
+test('spec passed', async () => {
+  await pactum.spec()
+      .useInteraction('get all ninjas')
+      .get('/getallninjas')
+      .expectStatus(200);
+});
+
+test('run reporter', async () => {
+  await reporter.end();
+});
+
+test('validate json reporter', async () => {
+  const report = require('../reports/emptyBasePath.json');
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(report, null, 2));
+  assert.equal(Object.keys(report).length, 7);
+  assert.equal(report.hasOwnProperty("basePath"), true)
+  assert.equal(report.hasOwnProperty("coverage"), true)
+  assert.equal(report.hasOwnProperty("coveredApiCount"), true)
+  assert.equal(report.hasOwnProperty("missedApiCount"), true)
+  assert.equal(report.hasOwnProperty("totalApiCount"), true)
+  assert.equal(report.hasOwnProperty("coveredApiList"), true)
+  assert.equal(report.hasOwnProperty("missedApiList"), true)
+  assert.equal(report.coverage, 0.5);
+  assert.equal(report.coveredApiCount, 1);
+  assert.equal(report.missedApiCount, 1);
+  assert.equal(report.totalApiCount, 2);
+  assert.equal(report.coveredApiList.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(report.missedApiList.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(report.basePath, ''); // should return config basePath if not specified
+});
+
+test.run();
diff --git a/tests/testObjects/emptyBasePath.yaml b/tests/testObjects/emptyBasePath.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73a5757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testObjects/emptyBasePath.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  title: Test API server
+  version: 1.0.0
+servers:
+- url: /
+paths:
+  /health:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - HealthCheck
+      description: Health check
+      operationId: getHealth
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: Success
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Health'
+            text/html:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Health'
+    x-swagger-router-controller: health.controller
+  /getallninjas:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Ninjas
+      description: Get All Ninjas
+      operationId: getAllNinjas
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: Success
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Health'
+            text/html:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Health'
+    x-swagger-router-controller: test.controller
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Health:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        message:
+          type: string
+      description: Health Response
+      example:
+        message: OK