diff --git a/OMPython/__init__.py b/OMPython/__init__.py
index 387011078..d5fdf8cd6 100755
--- a/OMPython/__init__.py
+++ b/OMPython/__init__.py
@@ -1225,8 +1225,12 @@ def simulate(self, resultfile=None, simflags=None, verbose=True):  # 11
             r=""
             self.resultfile = os.path.join(self.tempdir, self.modelName + "_res.mat").replace("\\", "/")
         else:
-            r=" -r=" + resultfile
-            self.resultfile = resultfile
+            if os.path.exists(resultfile):
+                r=" -r=" + resultfile
+                self.resultfile = resultfile
+            else:
+                r=" -r=" + os.path.join(self.tempdir, resultfile).replace("\\", "/")
+                self.resultfile = os.path.join(self.tempdir, resultfile).replace("\\", "/")
 
         # allow runtime simulation flags from user input
         if(simflags is None):