diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12d9edc9..b6970056 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cd into a flutter project.
 cd projects/simpleApplication
 ```
 
-The first time you use hover for a project, you'll need to initialize the project for desktop. `hover init` requires a project path. This is usualy the path for your project on github or a self-hosted git service. _If you are unsure, just make something up, it can always be changed later._
+The first time you use hover for a project, you'll need to initialize the project for desktop. An argument can be passed to `hover init` to set the project path. This is usually the path for your project on github or a self-hosted git service. _If you are unsure, use `hover init`, the generated path can always be changed later._
 
 ```bash
 hover init github.com/my-organization/simpleApplication
diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 555111b6..cd76fc69 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -19,15 +19,21 @@ var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "init [project]",
 	Short: "Initialize a flutter project to use go-flutter",
 	Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if len(args) != 1 {
-			return errors.New("requires one argument, the project path. e.g.: github.com/my-organization/my-app")
+		if len(args) > 1 {
+			return errors.New("allows only one argument, the project path. e.g.: github.com/my-organization/my-app")
 		}
 		return nil
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		projectPath := args[0]
 		assertInFlutterProject()
 
+		var projectPath string
+		if len(args) == 0 || args[0] == "." {
+			projectPath = getPubSpec().Name
+		} else {
+			projectPath = args[0]
+		}
+
 		err := os.Mkdir(buildPath, 0775)
 		if err != nil {
 			if os.IsExist(err) {