diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts
index e07f6d6d3..cd93dd3f2 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/cli/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -491,9 +491,7 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       mockArgv('init');
       await importCli();
 
-      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({ requireGit: true }),
-      );
+      expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({}));
     });
 
     it('should respect the provided folder', async () => {
@@ -503,7 +501,6 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           directory: 'path/to/folder',
-          requireGit: true,
         }),
       );
     });
@@ -515,7 +512,6 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           template: 'vue',
-          requireGit: true,
         }),
       );
     });
@@ -527,18 +523,17 @@ describe('CLI', () => {
       expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           packageManager: 'pnpm',
-          requireGit: true,
         }),
       );
     });
 
-    it('should respect passing --no-git', async () => {
-      mockArgv('init', '--no-git');
+    it('should respect passing --git', async () => {
+      mockArgv('init', '--git');
       await importCli();
 
       expect(initializeMock).toBeCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
-          requireGit: false,
+          requireGit: true,
         }),
       );
     });
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts b/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts
index deef80e4f..3c436b61d 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/cli/commands.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ cli
   .command('init [directory]', 'initialize a new project')
   .option('-t, --template <template>', 'template to use')
   .option('--pm <packageManager>', 'which package manager to use')
-  .option('--no-git', 'skip initialize git repo')
+  .option('--git', 'skip initialize git repo')
   .action(
     wrapAction(
       async (directory, flags) => {
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts b/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts
index 8e0ecb4f6..f78b9f4a4 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/initialize.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ export async function initialize(options: {
     (await question('Project Directory', { defaultValue: '.' }));
   if (!directory) throw Error('Directory is required');
 
+  const isExists = await pathExists(directory);
+  if (isExists) {
+    const isEmpty =
+      (await readdir(directory)).filter((dir) => dir !== '.git').length === 0;
+    if (!isEmpty) {
+      consola.error(
+        `The directory ${path.resolve(directory)} is not empty. Aborted.`,
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
   const templateName =
     inputTemplateName ??
     (await select('Choose a template', {
@@ -59,17 +71,6 @@ export async function initialize(options: {
     options.requireGit ??
     (await confirm('Initialize a new git repository?', { initial: true }));
 
-  const isExists = await pathExists(directory);
-  if (isExists) {
-    const isEmpty =
-      (await readdir(directory)).filter((dir) => dir !== '.git').length === 0;
-    if (!isEmpty) {
-      consola.error(
-        `The directory ${path.resolve(directory)} is not empty. Aborted.`,
-      );
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-  }
   await cloneProject({ directory, template, requireGitInitialized });
 
   const cdPath = path.relative(process.cwd(), path.resolve(directory));