diff --git a/haystack/document_store/faiss.py b/haystack/document_store/faiss.py
index 7d8c363e1..0bb71ac50 100644
--- a/haystack/document_store/faiss.py
+++ b/haystack/document_store/faiss.py
@@ -498,14 +498,14 @@ class FAISSDocumentStore(SQLDocumentStore):
         """
         if not config_path:
             index_path = Path(index_path)
-            faiss_init_params_path = index_path.with_suffix(".json")
+            config_path = index_path.with_suffix(".json")
 
         init_params: dict = {}
         try:
-            with open(faiss_init_params_path, 'r') as ipp:
+            with open(config_path, 'r') as ipp:
                 init_params = json.load(ipp)
         except OSError as e:
-            raise ValueError(f"Can't open FAISS configuration file `{faiss_init_params_path}`. "
+            raise ValueError(f"Can't open FAISS configuration file `{config_path}`. "
                              "Make sure the file exists and the you have the correct permissions "
                              "to access it.") from e
 
diff --git a/test/test_faiss_and_milvus.py b/test/test_faiss_and_milvus.py
index 8e96b3566..2b8d59a71 100644
--- a/test/test_faiss_and_milvus.py
+++ b/test/test_faiss_and_milvus.py
@@ -46,6 +46,34 @@ def test_faiss_index_save_and_load(tmp_path):
     assert not new_document_store.progress_bar
 
 
+def test_faiss_index_save_and_load_custom_path(tmp_path):
+    document_store = FAISSDocumentStore(
+        sql_url=f"sqlite:////{tmp_path/'haystack_test.db'}",
+        index="haystack_test",
+        progress_bar=False  # Just to check if the init parameters are kept
+    )
+    document_store.write_documents(DOCUMENTS)
+
+    # test saving the index
+    document_store.save(index_path=tmp_path / "haystack_test_faiss", config_path=tmp_path / "custom_path.json")
+
+    # clear existing faiss_index
+    document_store.faiss_indexes[document_store.index].reset()
+
+    # test faiss index is cleared
+    assert document_store.faiss_indexes[document_store.index].ntotal == 0
+
+    # test loading the index
+    new_document_store = FAISSDocumentStore.load(index_path=tmp_path / "haystack_test_faiss", config_path=tmp_path / "custom_path.json")
+
+    # check faiss index is restored
+    assert new_document_store.faiss_indexes[document_store.index].ntotal == len(DOCUMENTS)
+    # check if documents are restored
+    assert len(new_document_store.get_all_documents()) == len(DOCUMENTS)
+    # Check if the init parameters are kept
+    assert not new_document_store.progress_bar
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("document_store", ["faiss"], indirect=True)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("index_buffer_size", [10_000, 2])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("batch_size", [2])