diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index a6028ab..161198c 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ impl App {
                 }
             }
             Subcommand::Init => {
-                if let Err(e) = create_project(".") {
+                let root = std::env::current_dir().expect("the current working directory");
+                let path = root.file_name().expect("some file name");
+                if let Err(e) = create_project(path.to_string_lossy().to_string()) {
                     eprintln!("Error initializing project: {e}");
                     std::process::exit(1);
                 }