diff --git a/agentstack/cli/init.py b/agentstack/cli/init.py
index 8c8bce45..2ef8e1c1 100644
--- a/agentstack/cli/init.py
+++ b/agentstack/cli/init.py
@@ -76,24 +76,31 @@ def init_project(
     - install dependencies
     - insert Tasks, Agents and Tools
     """
+    # TODO prevent the user from passing the --path argument to init
+    if template and use_wizard:
+        raise Exception("Template and wizard flags cannot be used together")
+    
     require_uv()
+    welcome_message()
 
-    # TODO prevent the user from passing the --path argument to init
-    if slug_name:
-        if not is_snake_case(slug_name):
-            raise Exception("Project name must be snake_case")
-        conf.set_path(conf.PATH / slug_name)
-    else:
-        raise Exception("No project directory specified.\n Run `agentstack init <project_name>`")
+    if not slug_name:
+        log.info(
+            "Provide a project name. This will be used to create a new directory in the "
+            "current path and will be used as the project name. 🐍 Must be snake_case."
+        )
+        slug_name = inquirer.text(
+            message="Project name (snake_case)",
+        )
+
+    if not slug_name:
+        raise Exception("Project name cannot be empty")
+    if not is_snake_case(slug_name):
+        raise Exception("Project name must be snake_case")
 
+    conf.set_path(conf.PATH / slug_name)
     if os.path.exists(conf.PATH):  # cookiecutter requires the directory to not exist
         raise Exception(f"Directory already exists: {conf.PATH}")
 
-    if template and use_wizard:
-        raise Exception("Template and wizard flags cannot be used together")
-
-    welcome_message()
-
     if use_wizard:
         log.debug("Initializing new project with wizard.")
         template_data = run_wizard(slug_name)